Headline A/B variant generator

Produce N distinct headline variants for a piece of content, each with a different angle.

The prompt

Copy this verbatim. Replace the {{ … }} placeholders with your values.

<instructions>
Generate exactly {{ n }} headline variants for the article below. Constraints:

- Each headline ≤ 70 characters.
- Each must take a meaningfully different angle:
  curiosity, benefit, contrarian, data-led, narrative.
- No clickbait (no "you won't believe", no "shocking", no all-caps).
- Return as JSON array inside <result> tags, in this shape:
  [ { "angle": "curiosity|benefit|contrarian|data-led|narrative",
      "headline": "string" } ]
</instructions>

<article>{{ article_text }}</article>

Return inside <result> tags.

Sample input

n: 5
Article: study showing remote workers report 15% higher focus but 25% more loneliness

Expected output

<result>
[
  {"angle": "data-led",  "headline": "Remote workers gained 15% focus and lost 25% to loneliness"},
  {"angle": "curiosity", "headline": "Why your most focused employees are also your loneliest"},
  {"angle": "contrarian","headline": "Remote work didn't fail — it just exposed what offices were hiding"},
  {"angle": "benefit",   "headline": "How to keep remote's focus gains without the isolation tax"},
  {"angle": "narrative", "headline": "Three years remote: what the focus data didn't tell us"}
]
</result>

Notes & tuning tips

• Naming distinct angles in the constraint is what produces variety. Without it, all 5 headlines rhyme.
• Cap at 5 variants — beyond that, quality degrades and the angles collapse.
• Filter clickbait server-side too as a safety net.

What this example uses

Tags: <instructions> <format>

Patterns: structured output

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