Prompt Cookbook

Use these prompt patterns to keep the assistant predictable.

Discover tools

List the Netskope NPA MCP tools you can access. Group them by operational area and do not call any write tools.

Read-only first

Use Netskope NPA MCP read-only tools to summarize publisher health, private app coverage, and policy dependencies. Do not create, update, or delete anything.

Plan before writes

Plan the exact NPA changes needed for this request. Show the tools, parameters, affected resources, risks, and rollback plan. Wait for approval before executing write tools.

Execute approved writes

Execute only the approved changes from the plan. Before each write tool call, restate the resource ID or name being changed.

Verify after writes

Verify the changes using read-only tools and summarize the final state, including any warnings or follow-up tasks.