Better prompts in one click

Clarq is a Chrome extension that turns a rough request into a clear, specific prompt before you send it. You get a useful answer the first time, with less back-and-forth.

What it changes

Clarq works out what kind of request you're making, adds the structure a good answer needs, and marks anything it can't know as a placeholder for you to fill in. Scroll through a few.

You type
my react app is really slow when i type in the search box, fix it
Clarq writes (Debugging, for ChatGPT)
You are an experienced React performance engineer.

## Problem
Typing in my app's search box is slow: every keystroke lags.

## Details
- React version: [your version]
- Search component: [paste the component here]
- Number of items being filtered: [number]
- What I've tried: [anything you've tried]

## What I need
- The most likely root cause, before any fix.
- The fix, with the changed code.
- How to confirm it worked.
You type
python script that renames all the photos in a folder by the date they were taken
Clarq writes (Coding, for Claude)
You are an experienced Python developer.

<context>
I have a folder of photos and want each one renamed by the date it was taken.
</context>

<task>
Write a Python script that renames every photo in a given folder using the date it was taken.
</task>

<requirements>
- Read the date from each photo's EXIF data, falling back to the file's modified date
- Name format: YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS, adding a number when two photos share a time
- File types to handle: [e.g. .jpg, .heic, .png]
- Python version: [your version]
- Include a dry-run option that only prints the planned renames
- Return the complete script and a short note on how to run it
</requirements>
You type
write a cover letter for a junior data analyst job, i just graduated
Clarq writes (Writing, for ChatGPT)
You are an experienced career coach and editor.

## Task
Write a cover letter for a junior data analyst position. I'm a recent graduate.

## About me
- Degree and school: [your degree, school]
- Skills and tools: [e.g. SQL, Excel, Python, Tableau]
- Projects or internships: [one or two, with results]

## About the role
- Company and job title: [company, title]
- What they're looking for: [key points from the posting]

## Requirements
- Audience: the hiring manager
- Tone: confident and professional, not stiff
- Length: under 350 words, 3 to 4 paragraphs
- Tie my experience to the role, and end with a clear next step
You type
is intermittent fasting actually good for you
Clarq writes (Research, for Perplexity)
What does research from the last 10 years show about the health effects of intermittent fasting compared with regular calorie restriction, including weight loss, blood sugar and cholesterol, and known risks? Cite peer-reviewed studies and note where the evidence is limited or conflicting.
You type
i want to learn guitar, where do i start
Clarq writes (Learning, for Gemini)
You are a patient guitar teacher who works with adult beginners.

**Goal**
Help me start learning guitar from zero.

**About me**
- Guitar: [acoustic or electric]
- Practice time: [e.g. 20 minutes a day]
- Music I want to play: [genres or songs]

**What I need**
- A step-by-step plan for my first four weeks
- The first chords and exercises, with simple examples
- An analogy for how chord changes become automatic
- A short self-check at the end of each week

**Format**
Short sections with bullet points.
You type
email to a client saying the project will be 2 weeks late
Clarq writes (Business, for Copilot)
You're an experienced project manager who writes clear client emails.

Please write an email telling a client that our project will be delivered two weeks late.

Context:
- Project: [project name]
- Original and new delivery dates: [dates]
- Reason for the delay: [brief, honest reason]
- What we're doing to stay on track: [steps]

Take responsibility without over-apologising, explain the new timeline, and offer a short call. Keep it under 200 words, professional and warm, with a clear subject line.
You type
ideas for a short story about a lighthouse
Clarq writes (Creative, for Claude)
You are an imaginative fiction writer.

<task>
Brainstorm ideas for a short story set around a lighthouse.
</task>

<requirements>
- Five distinct premises, two or three sentences each
- Vary the genre and mood: for example mystery, literary, science fiction, quiet and hopeful
- For each, name the main character and the central conflict
- Finished story length: [e.g. 2,000 words]
- Readers: [adults or young readers]
</requirements>
You type
a cozy coffee shop on a rainy day
Clarq writes (Image & video, for an image generator)
A cozy corner coffee shop on a rainy afternoon, seen from inside: warm lamplight, wooden tables, a steaming latte beside a rain-streaked window, blurred passers-by with umbrellas outside. Cinematic photographic style, shallow depth of field, 35mm lens, soft window light, warm amber and muted blue palette. Landscape, 16:9.

Examples. Results depend on what you type and the site you're on.

How it works

Clarq adds one button next to the message box. Nothing is sent until you send it.

  1. 01 Type as you normally would

    A quick, rough request is fine. Clarq keeps your language and everything you asked for.

  2. 02 Click the Clarq button

    Your draft is replaced with a clearer prompt in a few seconds, formatted for the site you're on.

  3. 03 Review, then send

    Fill in any placeholders and edit what you like. Picked the wrong kind of request? Choose another from the label next to the button.

Works on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, DeepSeek and Microsoft Copilot.

Free to use

No plans, no card, nothing to buy.

100
enhancements a month, per account

Resets on the 1st of every month. A failed enhancement doesn't count.

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FAQ

What Clarq does, and what it doesn't.

What does Clarq do?

It rewrites the draft in your message box into a clear, specific prompt. It first works out what you're asking for (coding, debugging, writing, research, learning, business, creative, or image and video), then adds what a good answer needs: the goal, the context, constraints and the format you want back.

It also formats the prompt for the site you're on, for example tagged sections for Claude and a short search question for Perplexity. Nothing is sent until you press send.

How does it make answers more precise?

AI assistants answer the question they're given. A vague request gets a generic answer, or a guess at what you meant. Clarq states the goal and the expected output, and lists the details that matter for that kind of request, such as the exact error, your environment and what you've already tried.

Where it doesn't know a detail, it leaves a marked placeholder like [paste error here] instead of making something up, so the assistant works from your facts.

Does it stop hallucinations?

No tool can promise that, and Clarq doesn't fact-check answers. It does reduce the usual causes. Prompts never invent facts about your situation. Research prompts ask for sources and an explicit note of uncertainty or disagreement, and Perplexity prompts ask for cited sources.

That makes made-up answers less likely and easier to spot. Still check anything important.

Does it keep my conversations consistent?

Every prompt gets the same clear structure (goal, context, requirements, format), so the assistant gets consistent instructions from one message to the next.

Clarq doesn't remember your earlier messages or conversations: each enhancement works from what's in the message box. In a long chat, use it on each new request rather than once at the start.

Does it save tokens?

Usually, through fewer messages. A vague prompt often leads to a round of "Could you share the error?" or an answer you have to correct, and every extra turn makes the assistant reread the conversation so far.

The improved prompt is longer than your draft, so a single message uses a little more input. The saving comes from getting a usable answer sooner.

What is the label next to the button?

After enhancing, Clarq shows the kind of request it detected, like "Debugging". If that's wrong, pick another and Clarq rewrites your original text again for that kind of request. This uses one more enhancement.

Is it really free?

Yes. Every account gets 100 enhancements a month, reset on the 1st at 00:00 UTC, and there's nothing to buy. A failed enhancement doesn't count. If you use all 100, enhancing pauses until the next month.