# Expected output

*Keep the results an AI tool gave for a block, prompt or document, with the tool and model that gave them.*

Online version: https://promptmason.ai/docs/expected-output

Expected output is a record of the results an AI tool gave for a block, prompt or document. Each result keeps the text (or a file), the AI tool and the model that gave it, and the date. Use it to keep an example of a good answer, or to see how different tools and models answered the same prompt.

Expected output is a feature you can show or hide. If you don't see it, click **Settings** in the sidebar, then **Features**, and turn on **Expected output**.

## Where to find it

The **Expected Output** section sits in the right-hand pane, under the text:

- On the **Blocks** screen, when you click a block.
- On the **Prompts** screen, when you click a prompt or document.
- On the **Build** screen, under **Preview** (or **Document**).

It starts closed. Click **Expected Output** to open it. The heading shows how many results there are, for example **Expected Output (3)**. To give it more room, drag its top edge up. With no results, the open section says **No expected output recorded yet.**

![The Blocks screen with the Expected Output section open in the right-hand pane, showing one result with the tool Claude and its text.](https://promptmason.ai/images/docs/expected-output-section.webp)

## Add a result

1. Click the block, prompt or document, and open the **Expected Output** section.
2. Click **Add result**.
3. Paste or type the result in the large box.
4. Under **AI Tool**, type the tool you used, for example Claude or ChatGPT.
5. Under **Model**, type the model that gave the result.
6. To keep a file with the result, such as an image or a document the AI made, click **Attach file** and choose it. Files can be up to 25 MB.

    ![The Expected Output form with a result text, AI Tool and Model filled in, and Attach file and Save buttons.](https://promptmason.ai/images/docs/expected-output-add-result-form.webp)

7. Click **Save**.

**Save** works once **AI Tool** and **Model** are filled in, and the result has text, a file, or both. The new result shows in the section, with the date and time, the tool and the model.

To pick a different file before saving, click **Change file**. To take the file off, click the **x** next to its name (**Remove attachment**).

## Look through results

The section shows the newest result first. When there are several, use the arrows (**Older entry** and **Newer entry**) to move between them. The line between the arrows says which one you're on, for example **Entry 2 of 3**.

An attached image shows in the section. Once the item is saved, click the image to open it full size in your web browser. Other files show as a link with the file's name and size: click it to save the file.

Results can't be edited. To change one, add a new result and delete the old one.

## Add results before you save

You can add results to a new block or prompt before you've saved it, including on the Build screen. Each one shows **Saves with this prompt.** (or **Saves with this block.**). They're saved as soon as you save the block or prompt.

If you leave without saving, PromptMason asks before it discards the item and its results.

If any of them couldn't be saved, PromptMason says how many, for example **Saved. 1 expected output couldn't be saved — add it again from the saved prompt.** Your block or prompt was saved. Open the **Expected Output** section on it and add those results again.

## Delete a result

1. Open the **Expected Output** section and use the **Older entry** and **Newer entry** arrows to show the result you want to delete.
2. Click **Delete**.
3. Click **Delete** again next to **Delete this entry?**

Deleting a saved result can't be undone: it doesn't go to **Recently deleted**. A result you added to an unsaved item is removed straight away, without asking.

## What happens to results

- **Copying an item.** A copy made with **Copy** in a list gets the original's results, with their files.
- **Export.** **Export everything** covers your personal library, so it includes the results, and their files, on items there. For a team library, an owner exports that library (see [Export or import a team library](https://promptmason.ai/docs/export-import#export-or-import-a-team-library)). See [Export and import](https://promptmason.ai/docs/export-import).
- **Paused library.** While your library is paused you can look at and delete results, but not add new ones. See [When your library is paused](https://promptmason.ai/docs/paused-library).

## Messages

| Message | What to do |
|---|---|
| **… is larger than the 25MB limit** | Choose a smaller file, or paste the result as text instead. |
| **Could not save.** | Click **Save** again. If it keeps happening, close and reopen PromptMason. |
| **Could not load expected output.** | Click another item and then this one again. If it keeps happening, close and reopen PromptMason. |

## Want a hand?

Paste this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT or another AI assistant, together with this guide, to be walked through it step by step:

> I want to keep a record in PromptMason of the answers ChatGPT and Claude gave for one of my prompts. Walk me through adding a result to “Expected Output”, attaching a file, and looking back through the results.