Brainstorm together
Your first message doesn’t need to be a spec. Think out loud with the cat before asking for output — share what you’re worried about, what you’ve seen work, what you’re unsure of. The cats are at their best refining a direction with you, not guessing one from a one-liner.❌ “make me a video ad” ✅ “our best organic content is customers showing before/after — I wonder if that translates to paid. What angles could we test?”
Ask for options, not one answer
Asking for 3–5 options is one of the highest-leverage habits there is. One answer forces the cat to bet on a single interpretation of what you want; a spread of options shows you the space, and picking from it tells the cat far more about your taste than any instruction could. Works everywhere: concepts, hooks, headlines, plan alternatives.❌ “write a headline for this” ✅ “give me 5 headline options — a couple safe, a couple bold, one weird”
❌ “what audience should we target next?” ✅ “propose 3 audience options we haven’t touched, with the strongest angle for each”
Test first, perfect later
Ship the cheap version of the hypothesis and let data decide what deserves polish. A rough static that tests the hook this week beats a cinematic video that tests it next month. If the hook wins, then invest — Creo Kitty can always produce a premium variation of a proven concept.❌ “let’s get this video perfect before we launch anything” ✅ “do a quick static version of this hook first — if it gets traction we’ll invest in the video"
"Yes, and…”
When a cat proposes something 70% right, build on it instead of restarting — steering preserves everything that was already working; regenerating rolls the dice on all of it.❌ “no, that’s not it, try again” ✅ “keep the hook, but make the pain point about time, not money”
Take both ideas
When you and the kitty disagree, you’re not in a conflict — you’re looking at two variations. Test both. That’s the whole point of a system where producing another variant is cheap. Some of your best performers will come from the idea you almost vetoed.❌ “I don’t like the discount angle, drop it and do urgency instead” ✅ “I’d bet on urgency, but let’s make one of each and let the data settle it”
Trust the kitty, verify the numbers
Let each cat drive its specialty: don’t micro-manage Creo Kitty’s layout choices or second-guess Buyer Kitty’s bid strategy line by line. But do read the reasoning on every plan action and every proposal — you own the approve buttons for a reason. Trust the craft; verify the money.❌ “move the logo 20px left, make the font bigger, and use #FF5733 for the button” ✅ “the logo feels lost — make the branding more prominent, your call how”
One thing at a time
One clear ask per message beats a five-part instruction. The cats handle multi-step work fine, but when you stack everything into one message, priorities blur. Sequence your feedback and each step gets full attention.❌ “change the hook, also redo the colors, also what about a carousel, also localize to German” ✅ “first let’s fix the hook — the current one buries the pain point” … then colors, then formats.
Teach as you go
When you correct a cat and the correction is permanent, say so, and ask it to remember. Cats save these as memories that persist across every future session. A correction made once should never need making twice.❌ “ugh, remove the discount claim again” (third time this month) ✅ “remove the discount claim — and remember: we can never mention discounts, it violates our brand deal”