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Answer one RFP question from approved evidence—and list gaps instead of inventing certifications.

Last verified: 2026-09-07

Do not invent certifications, insurance limits, SOC reports, staffing, or client names. Missing evidence is a gap, not a yes.

Top picks

Best Overall

Claude

Strong at “if I did not paste the cert, it is a gap.”

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Best Free

ChatGPT Free

Enough for one careful paste-and-review session.

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Best Power-User

Gemini

Useful when evidence already lives in Drive.

Open Gemini

Protocol

  1. Step 1 of 4

    Paste one question and the approved evidence pack (6 min).

    Include the RFP question (and word limit), plus only documents you are allowed to reuse: policies, cert names/dates you can show, staff counts you can defend, and prior answers. If a cert is expired or absent, write ABSENT. Do not add ISO/SOC/insurance you do not have.

  2. Step 2 of 4

    Lock “no invented certifications.”

    Paste the rules first. A yes without evidence is forbidden.

    Copy-paste prompt

    Draft one RFP/RFI answer from approved evidence I paste.
    
    Hard rules:
    - Use only the question and evidence I provide.
    - Do not invent certifications, audit dates, insurance limits, headcount, uptime, or customer names.
    - If evidence is ABSENT or expired, mark EVIDENCE GAP. Do not answer yes.
    - Stay inside the word limit I give. If none, 250 words.
    - Separate the buyer-facing answer from the internal gap list.
    
    Output:
    1) Buyer-facing answer
    2) Evidence map (sentence → source I pasted)
    3) EVIDENCE GAP list (do not send without review)
    4) Claims that sounded stronger than the evidence (flag)
    
    Confirm the rules, then wait.
  3. Step 3 of 4

    Generate the section and send gaps to the owner.

    Internal gaps stay internal until someone supplies a document. Then send:

    Generate command

    Here is the question, word limit, and approved evidence (ABSENT where we have none). Draft the answer. Do not fill a certification. List EVIDENCE GAPs separately.
  4. Step 4 of 4

    Compliance reviews, then you submit in the portal.

    A human who owns the certs still signs off. If you need a shorter portal cut, use the block below.

    Portal word-limit cut

    Cut the buyer-facing answer to the word limit I specify. Do not add evidence. Keep EVIDENCE GAP items off the buyer-facing text unless I say to disclose a no.

When not to

  • An evidence gap is the correct output. Do not invent certifications, SOC 2, ISO, insurance, staffing, or a named customer to fill a hole.
  • Do not paste another company’s confidential proposal as “inspiration.”
  • Do not auto-answer a full security questionnaire in one shot—this recipe is one question.
  • Skip this recipe if you have no evidence pack. Collect documents first.

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