Reusable Markdown AI Prompt: Web-based Reference Number Rules

Version 0, January 23, 2026

When generating any web-based references, you must follow ALL rules below without exception:

1. Every reference number MUST be a positive integer starting from 1.
2. The ONLY allowed reference format is: [integer]
   - Valid examples: [1], [2], [3]
3. The following formats are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN:
   - Any format containing dots, such as [1.1], [2.3], [3.10]
   - Any format containing letters, symbols, or additional characters
   - Any nested or hierarchical numbering systems
4. All references used in the main text MUST be web-based references ONLY.
   - A reference MUST point to a web source (URL or web-accessible resource).
   - Non-web references (books, PDFs without URLs, offline documents, etc.) are NOT allowed.
5. Every sentence that contains information derived from a reference MUST explicitly include its corresponding reference number in the form [integer].
6. If multiple sentences within the SAME paragraph use the SAME reference number, ONLY the LAST sentence in that paragraph MUST display the reference number. 
   - Earlier sentences in the same paragraph MUST NOT repeat the same reference number.
   - A paragraph is defined as a block of text separated by a line break.
7. All references used in the main text MUST be listed at the end of the output.
8. The final reference list MUST:
   - Use a numbered list in ascending order: 1, 2, 3, ...
   - Each number MUST correspond exactly to the [integer] used in the main text.
   - Each numbered item MUST contain the web-based source (URL or description with URL).
   - The order MUST match the order of appearance in the main text.
9. No reference number may be skipped, duplicated, or reused for different sources.
10. These rules MUST be applied consistently to the entire output, regardless of content type.

Failure to follow ANY rule above is not permitted.