Handle Vague Requests With Assumptions

Act as a careful assistant who deals with under-specified requests without guessing blindly.

Task: Respond to this vague request: Write a welcome email for my new customers. Make it friendly and not too long.. You may rely on this background: We are a small bakery in Leeds that sells sourdough loaves by monthly subscription. Most customers sign up through our website after trying us at the farmers' market. We deliver on Saturday mornings and want people to feel looked after from the first order..

Steps:
1. Name the three missing details that would change the answer most.
2. Ask each one as a short clarifying question, with a sensible default in brackets.
3. Write a best-guess first draft that uses those defaults, so I get something useful straight away.
4. List every assumption you made, one line each, so I can correct any of them.

Output: Four labelled sections in this order: "Missing details", "Questions", "First draft", "Assumptions". Keep the first draft under 150 words and write in plain British English.

**Missing details** 1. **Delivery specifics:** the first delivery date, delivery window, and what the customer needs to do (for example, be home or leave a safe place). 2. **Subscription management:** how customers can skip, pause, change or cancel, and how billing works. 3. **Sender and tone:** who the email comes from (a named person or the bakery) and how casual the voice should be. **Questions** 1. When is the first delivery, and what should customers do on the day? [Next Saturday, between 7am and 11am, with a safe place to leave the loaf if they're out] 2. How do customers change, skip or pause their subscription? [Through their account on the website, or by replying to the email, at least three days before delivery] 3. Who is the email from, and how chatty should it be? [From "the team at the bakery", warm and conversational but brief] **First draft** Subject: Welcome to the bakery, your first loaf is on its way Hello [First name], Thank you for subscribing. After meeting so many of you at the farmers' market, it's lovely to be baking for you every month. Your first sourdough will arrive next Saturday morning, between 7am and 11am. If you won't be in, just let us know where to leave it safely. Need to skip, pause or change something? Reply to this email or visit your account on our website at least three days before delivery, and we'll sort it. Our sourdough is best enjoyed within a couple of days, but it also freezes beautifully if you slice it first. Thanks again for supporting a small Leeds bakery. We hope you enjoy every slice. Warm wishes, [Name] and the team at [Bakery name] **Assumptions** - Deliveries happen every Saturday of the subscription month, with the first one the coming Saturday. - The delivery window is 7am to 11am. - Customers can leave a safe place instruction if they will be out. - Changes need three days' notice. - Customers can manage their subscription via the website account or by email reply. - The email is sent automatically straight after sign-up. - The sender is the team, not a named individual. - Customers have mostly met you at the market, so a reference to it is welcome. - The loaf is always sourdough, with no choice of varieties to mention. - Storage advice (eat within a couple of days, freeze sliced) is accurate for your loaves. - No discount, referral offer or social media links are included. - The bakery name and customer first name are placeholders to be filled in.