Three Reusable Files That Keep AI Work Consistent Across Every Run

Developers and writers who use AI assistants for recurring tasks often waste time re-explaining context each session, since instructions stored only in chat are easily lost. A practical three-file system — covering persistent context, a done checklist, and a pre-use review — aims to solve this by storing task rules in durable, shareable documents. WORK-CONTEXT.md captures fixed facts like audience, scope, and action boundaries, while DONE-CHECKLIST.md defines observable criteria for what a finished output must contain. PRE-USE-REVIEW.md guides reviewers to verify names, dates, and sensitive actions before any output is published or acted upon. The system is model- and platform-agnostic, designed to sit alongside project files where all responsible team members can access and update it.