# Reply to an out-of-scope request — prompt for ChatGPT

Calmly state the scope boundary and offer the customer a way to agree on additional work.

Canonical URL: https://boswidget.ru/en/reply-to-an-out-of-scope-request-prompt-for-chatgpt/

Model: ChatGPT

Category: Work

Tags: scope boundaries, client, correspondence

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Reply to an out-of-scope request

## Prompt

Reply to this client message: {message}. Agreed scope: {scope}. Available next steps: {options}. Briefly acknowledge the request, explain how it differs from the agreed scope and offer a specific choice. Do not blame the recipient, cite contract clauses absent from the input or promise free additional work. End with the one question necessary to proceed.

## Template fields

- `{message}` — Client message. Example input: Paste the request for additional work
- `{scope}` — Agreed scope. Example input: What is included and what has already been accepted
- `{options}` — Permitted options. Example input: For example: a separate estimate or replacing another task

## Launch

[Open ChatGPT in YesAI](https://yesai.su/en/chatgpt)