Nexus Guides

Get sharper answers with better prompts.

Nexus lets you ask questions the way you'd ask a data analyst, pulling answers from every connected system instantly. The clearer and more specific the prompt, the sharper the answer.

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Basic prompt structure

Action Verb+ Metric or Entity+ Condition or Filter+ Timeframe(optional)
List students with 3 or more missing assignments this week.
Show average attendance by school for last semester.
Find students flagged for behavior incidents more than twice this month.
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Key prompt types

Use case
Prompt example
Student Lookup
Show all info for Jordan Smith at Central High.
Attendance Trends
What was the daily attendance at West Middle last week?
Grade Reporting
List students in Algebra I with a grade below 70.
Behavior Tracking
Who had 3 or more referrals this semester?
Lunch Balance
Which students have lunch balances under $10?
Intervention Monitoring
Show students currently receiving Tier 2 interventions.
Aggregate Views
How many students are flagged for chronic absenteeism by grade level?
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Advanced prompt techniques

Use filters

...in 10th grade
...who ride Bus 42
...with IEPs

Combine data sources

List students with failing grades, behavior incidents, and low attendance this quarter.

Ask comparative or trend questions

How does attendance this month compare to last month?
Which schools improved test scores year over year?

Ask for output format

Export as CSV
Summarize in a table
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What to avoid

Vague

How is the school doing?

Specific

What's the average daily attendance for North Elementary this year?

Overloaded

List grades, absences, behavior, and demographics for all students.

Broken into parts

Ask for one dataset at a time, or request the full export as a CSV.

Ambiguous entities

Show data for Johnson.

Clarified

Show data for Principal Johnson at Central High, or use full student names.

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System hints (optional power features)

Source:

Force pulling from a specific system, for example "Source: Skyward."

Data Point:

Explicitly define the primary identifier Nexus should use, like "StudentID" or "IsChronicallyAbsent."

Summarize

Add this to get narrative output instead of a raw table.

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Prompt templates

List students in [GRADE] with [CONDITION] during [TIMEFRAME].
Compare [METRIC] between [GROUP A] and [GROUP B].
Summarize [TOPIC] for [SCHOOL/SEGMENT] this [WEEK/MONTH/TERM].
Export [DATASET] where [FILTERS].
Find [ENTITY] with [METRIC] over [THRESHOLD].
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Checklist before prompting

Is it clear who or what you're asking about?

Did you specify a time range?

Did you specify data points and system names?

Did you include filters like grade, school, or status?

Do you want raw data or a summary?