The empty prompt box is where people give up
Every generator starts with a blank field and a blinking cursor. Most first attempts fail there, not at the model.
Pick, do not write
Say what it is in a few words. Then pick a look, a light, a framing and a mood. The prompt assembles below and you can still edit it.
Why the results are better, not just easier
The fragments behind each chip use the words models respond to. Golden hour, 85mm, shallow depth of field. Most people never learn that vocabulary.
Recipes you can share
Your choices live in the link. Copy it and send it to a colleague. They open the same tool with the same settings and only change the subject.
Built for each kind of tool
Image, video, music and text tools each get their own dimensions. A video tool asks for camera move and pace. An image tool asks for light and framing.
When to switch it off
If you already write good prompts, press the toggle and type. Guided mode never overwrites what you typed yourself.
Why picking beats writing
A prompt is a list of decisions: subject, style, light, camera, mood. Writing one means making all five at once, in a language you may not have. Picking makes them one at a time, in words you already recognize, and shows the sentence as it assembles.
The chips are not presets
Each chip adds a fragment to the prompt, and the prompt stays editable. You can pick three chips, then delete a word and add your own. That is the difference between a guided mode and a template: nothing is hidden from you.
Recipes travel in the link
Your choices are encoded in the address bar. Send the link to someone and they open the same setup, with the same chips selected. That is how a team keeps a look consistent without writing a style guide nobody reads.
When guided mode stops helping
Once you know what you want, typing is faster. Guided mode is for the first ten runs on a new kind of job, not for every run forever. The toggle sits above the box and your choice is remembered.
What it costs
Nothing extra. Guided mode changes the prompt, not the price. The rate above the button is the same whether you typed or picked. A failed run releases its credits either way.
What the dimensions mean
Look decides the medium and the era: cinematic still, flat illustration, phone snapshot. Light decides the hour and the source. Camera decides distance and movement. Mood decides everything the other three did not, which is why it works best last rather than first.
A worked example
Type a ceramic mug. Pick cinematic, golden hour, close up, calm. The box now reads: a ceramic mug, cinematic still, shallow depth of field, golden hour, close up, calm. Five words became a brief.
It works on 57 of 108 tools
The tools without it are upload-only jobs, where there is no prompt to compose. Everywhere else the toggle sits above the prompt box. Turning it off keeps whatever was already written rather than clearing it.
