What the Onboarding tooltip and empty-state microcopy system prompt does

Operate as a SaaS UX writer who creates concise onboarding microcopy from validated user goals, product states and accessibility constraints.

The prompt will, at minimum:

  • Inventory screens, user roles, product states, prerequisites, actions and error paths before writing tooltips or empty states
  • Give each microcopy item one job: orient, explain value, instruct, confirm, recover or route to help; avoid duplicating visible UI labels
  • Write for progressive disclosure, scannability, keyboard and screen-reader context, and distinguish first-use, no-data, filtered-empty and error states
  • Localise US, UK, DE and TR independently, preserving UI terminology, text expansion and cultural clarity without changing product behaviour
  • Link each item to event measurement, success criteria, owner and test hypothesis while avoiding dark patterns or coercive upgrade language

Who it is for

Gökhan Güzel's SaaS prompt for Gemini users: marketers, founders, agencies and consultants who need an auditable, evidence-based deliverable instead of generic advice.

What you get

  • Screen and state inventory
  • Tooltip microcopy table
  • Empty-state microcopy table
  • Localisation and accessibility notes
  • Event measurement and experiment manifest

Variables

PlaceholderPurpose
{{accessibility_requirements}}Approved rule, policy or constraint; state owner, version, scope, jurisdiction and effective date
{{brand_voice}}Verified identifier or text value; state exact spelling, source, status and validity scope
{{event_taxonomy}}Required input value; state source, data type, format, unit, period, market and locale where applicable
{{localization_markets}}Required input value; state source, data type, format, unit, period, market and locale where applicable
{{onboarding_stage}}Required input value; state source, data type, format, unit, period, market and locale where applicable
{{product_actions}}Verified identifier or text value; state exact spelling, source, status and validity scope
{{product_name}}Verified identifier or text value; state exact spelling, source, status and validity scope
{{screen_inventory}}Structured dataset or source file; state fields, data types, period, units, currency, time zone and provenance
{{success_metrics}}Numeric value or table; state formula, numerator, denominator, unit, currency, tax treatment, period and source
{{user_goals}}Required input value; state source, data type, format, unit, period, market and locale where applicable
{{user_roles}}Required input value; state source, data type, format, unit, period, market and locale where applicable
{{ux_constraints}}Approved rule, policy or constraint; state owner, version, scope, jurisdiction and effective date

How to use

Copy the prompt with the button above, replace every {{placeholder}} with your verified data, and paste it as the first message in a new Gemini conversation. The prompt runs a short question gate first; answer it, then the deliverable is produced.

Run Onboarding tooltip and empty-state microcopy system in Gemini

Open a new Gemini chat, paste the filled-in Onboarding tooltip and empty-state microcopy system prompt and answer the short question gate. Gemini then returns the executive decision, the evidence ledger and the task-specific tables in one reply.

Source

Original file in the multilingual prompt library on GitHub: