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From Prompt to System

Pick one job in your business and finish with AI doing it.

  • 56 lessons
  • Four missions
  • 11 hours of lessons
  • About 30 hours with the builds
  • A certificate
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The syllabus

56 lessons in six stops.

Every lesson ends with a check. The job you pick in Launch is the one you build in every mission after it.

Launch The mission

What a model actually does with your words, and the one job in your business you will carry through every mission.

  1. Part 1

    The mission

    What a model does with your words, and the job you will build in every mission after this one.

    1. 01What the Model Actually Does8 min, 4-question check
    2. 02Pick Your Job14 min, 5-question check

Mission 1 Make it answer

Five parts, in a fixed order, that turn a vague request into an instruction a model can follow. Then the part almost nobody does: twenty real inputs you labelled by hand, and a prompt you can change without guessing whether you made it worse.

  1. Part 1

    Why it failed

    What a model actually does with your words, and the four ways a request goes wrong before the model ever sees a problem.

    1. 01Prompt Problem or Model Problem9 min, 4-question check

  2. Part 2

    The five parts

    Takes a second read

    Context, instructions, format, rules, examples. This is the one that takes a second read, and every lesson after it is these five again.

    1. 02The Five Parts12 min, 4-question check
    2. 03Context: What It Cannot Guess10 min, 4-question check
    3. 04Instructions: One Job at a Time10 min, 5-question check
    4. 05Format: Make It Machine Readable10 min, 4-question check
    5. 06Rules and Examples11 min, 5-question check

  3. Part 3

    Judgement, not prose

    The payoff

    Prompting for a decision rather than for writing, which is where most of the money is and where most prompts fall apart.

    1. 07Prompting for Judgement11 min, 5-question check
    2. 08When the Answer Is Not a Word10 min, 5-question check

  4. Part 4

    Proving it

    Twenty cases you labelled by hand, reading your misses out loud, and a prompt you can change on purpose.

    1. 09The Twenty Case Set14 min, 4-question check
    2. 10Reading Your Misses11 min, 4-question check
    3. 11Version It Like Code10 min, 4-question check

  5. Part 5

    Judgement

    Three prompts scored against the seven lines, so the score means the same thing when you run it over your own.

    1. 12Three Prompts Scored13 min, 4-question check

Mission 2 Make it run

From nothing to two workflows running on your own accounts. Triggers, JSON without fear, branching, the node that lies to you, and the real monthly bill for self-hosting against cloud.

  1. Part 1

    The sentence

    What an automation actually is, and the three clauses every one has.

    1. 01The Sentence Every Automation Is8 min, 5-question check

  2. Part 2

    The moving parts

    Takes a second read

    Triggers, data and the shape it arrives in. This is the one that takes a second read, and it is the one that stops you guessing later.

    1. 02Make or n8n: Pick One10 min, 5-question check
    2. 03Your First Trigger10 min, 5-question check
    3. 04JSON Without Fear11 min, 5-question check

  3. Part 3

    The first build

    The payoff

    A form that files itself, running on your own accounts by the end of the lesson.

    1. 05Build 1: The Form That Files Itself20 min, 5-question check
    2. 06Mapping Fields Without Guessing10 min, 5-question check

  4. Part 4

    When it does not work

    Reading an error, the node that reports success while doing nothing, and calling an API you have never seen before.

    1. 07Reading an Error10 min, 4-question check
    2. 08The Node That Lies to You9 min, 5-question check
    3. 09Calling an API You Have Never Seen12 min, 5-question check

  5. Part 5

    The second build, and the bill

    A digest that writes itself every Monday, what a month of it costs, and where to put it so it keeps running.

    1. 10Build 2: The Monday Digest20 min, 5-question check
    2. 11What a Month Actually Costs10 min, 5-question check
    3. 12Where to Put It So It Keeps Running10 min, 5-question check

  6. Part 6

    Judgement

    Three workflows scored out loud against the seven lines, so the score means the same thing when you run it over your own.

    1. 13Three Workflows, Scored13 min, 5-question check

Mission 3 Make it act

Three agents that do real jobs: one triages your inbox, one researches your leads, one writes your weekly report. Then seven lines you can score your own directive against, and the shape to build the next agent without help.

  1. Part 1

    The model

    What an agent actually is, and why the job you picked is worth giving one.

    1. 01Agents, Not Chatbots8 min, 4-question check

  2. Part 2

    The instructions

    Takes a second read

    Writing directives an agent can follow, and the architecture they sit in. This is the one that takes a second read.

    1. 02Directives: Instructions an Agent Can Follow12 min, 4-question check
    2. 03The DOE Blueprint10 min, 4-question check

  3. Part 3

    The first build

    The payoff

    An agent running on your own inbox by the end of the lesson, and the hands it needs to act on anything else.

    1. 04Build 1: The Email Triage Agent18 min, 4-question check
    2. 05Give Your Agent Hands: Tools, APIs, and MCP12 min, 4-question check

  4. Part 4

    Two more, and proof they work

    A research agent, a report generator, and the testing that catches a break before a client does.

    1. 06Build 2: The Lead Research Agent20 min, 4-question check
    2. 07Test Small, Then Scale10 min, 4-question check
    3. 08Build 3: The Report Generator16 min, 4-question check

  5. Part 5

    Keeping it alive

    What breaks in production, and what a run costs.

    1. 09When It Breaks: Self-Healing Workflows12 min, 4-question check
    2. 10Ship It: Production, Cost, and Monitoring10 min, 4-question check

  6. Part 6

    Judgement

    Score a set of instructions against a published checklist, pick where the fourth agent should run, and find a fault by hand when it breaks.

    1. 11Seven Directives, Scored14 min, 4-question check
    2. 12Claude Code, the SDK, or a Platform12 min, 4-question check
    3. 13The Run That Went Wrong12 min, 4-question check

Mission 4 Make it pay

Ten systems somebody is already paying a person to do badly. For each one: the pain in the buyer's words, the deliverable they can see without logging in, the build, and what it is worth worked out rather than guessed. The last lesson prices an eleventh the same way, and then yours.

  1. Part 1

    The idea

    Takes a second read

    Why nobody buys an automation, and the arithmetic that turns a build into a number. This is the one that takes a second read, and every lesson after it uses it.

    1. 01Nobody Buys an Automation9 min, 4-question check
    2. 02What a System Is Worth13 min, 5-question check

  2. Part 2

    Field guide: the first five

    Optional

    Triage, research, proposals, collections and repurposing. Each one priced from the method rather than from a guess. Read the ones closest to your job.

    1. 03System 1: Inbox Triage and Routing12 min, 5-question check
    2. 04System 2: Lead Research and Enrichment12 min, 5-question check
    3. 05System 3: The Proposal Generator12 min, 5-question check
    4. 06System 4: Invoice Chasing and Collections12 min, 5-question check
    5. 07System 5: One Long Thing, Eight Short Ones12 min, 5-question check

  3. Part 3

    Field guide: the second five

    Optional

    Reputation, onboarding, reporting, competitor watch and recruiting screens.

    1. 08System 6: Review and Reputation Watch11 min, 5-question check
    2. 09System 7: Client Onboarding12 min, 5-question check
    3. 10System 8: The Weekly Reporting Pack12 min, 5-question check
    4. 11System 9: Competitor and Pricing Watch11 min, 4-question check
    5. 12System 10: The Screen That Ranks Applicants12 min, 5-question check

  4. Part 4

    Judgement

    Three pitches scored against the seven lines, and choosing which of the ten fits the situation you are actually in.

    1. 13Three Pitches, Scored13 min, 4-question check
    2. 14Which One to Sell First11 min, 5-question check

  5. Part 5

    The eleventh is yours

    The payoff

    Pricing the job you have built since the second lesson, with the same method as the ten.

    1. 15Pricing the Eleventh One11 min, 4-question check

Mission review Your mission, scored

Your job's system scored against all four seven-line rubrics, the certificate, and what to build next.

  1. Part 1

    Your mission, scored

    All four rubrics over your own system, the certificate, and the next job.

    1. 01Your Mission, Scored15 min, 5-question check

What you build

Nine builds, and you keep all nine.

Each one is built in the lesson named on it, on the job you picked, and it is yours when the course ends.

Questions

Before you start.

Do I need to code?
No. Mission 1 runs in a chat window on a free tier, Mission 2 on a no-code platform, and the code path in Mission 3 is optional.
How long does it take?
The lesson time is at the top of this page. Budget about thirty hours with the builds, and most of that is building your own job.
Which model should I use?
Whichever you already have. Mission 1, lesson 1 shows you how to tell a prompt problem from a model problem, which is the only time the answer matters.
What will this cost me?
The free tier of either platform carries both Mission 2 builds, and a few dollars of model calls covers every build in Mission 3. Mission 2, lesson 11 works out what a real month costs once you run more, from your own numbers rather than ours.
Is it really free?
Yes. Every lesson, quiz, and certificate. It asks you to make a free account, which is what saves your progress and puts your name on the certificate. Advizr makes money building these systems for clients, and the academy is how we prove we know how.
Can I skip a mission?
You can open any lesson once you enroll. Each mission builds the job from the one before, so the order is the advice. The certificate needs every lesson outside the field guide and every check passed.
What is the certificate worth?
A public page with your name and the course, earned by finishing every lesson outside the field guide and passing its check. It is not an accredited credential.
Do I need an account?
Yes, and it is free. You sign in with your email and a code we send to it, so there is no password to remember.

The certificate

Yours when every check is passed.

Finish the 46 lessons outside the field guide and pass their 46 checks. The field guide is yours to read and counts toward nothing. The certificate carries your name, every lesson and every score, and the course’s four missions as its seal.

How anyone checks it
Advizr AcademyCertificate of completion

Awarded to

Your name here

for finishing From Prompt to System

  • 46 of 46 lessons
  • 46 of 46 checks passed
  • 100% of answers right
  • 9 builds

Issued 3 August 2026

AA-FRP-2026-SPECIM

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A specimen, issued to nobody. Yours carries your name and your scores.