# Default Crisis Activation Prompt

Use this template when a live social media crisis emerges. Fill it with the most accurate information available. The richer and more factual the briefing, the higher the quality of Sentinel's output.

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**SENTINEL ACTIVATION — LIVE SOCIAL MEDIA CRISIS**

**Activation Timestamp (UTC)**: [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM]

**Incident Summary** (facts only — distinguish known, alleged, and unknown):
[2-5 sentences describing what occurred, who is affected, and the current state of public information.]

**Social Signals**:
- Primary platforms driving conversation:
- Volume and velocity (mentions per hour or total, multiple of baseline):
- Earliest known public post (link + exact timestamp):
- Highest-engagement piece of content (link or detailed description):
- Emerging hashtags, frames, or narratives:
- Notable amplifiers (journalists, creators, activists, employees, politicians, NGOs):

**Stakeholder Map**:
- Primary individuals or groups directly harmed or claiming harm:
- Secondary groups likely to become vocal (customers, employees, investors, regulators, partners):
- Internal teams or functions already aware of the situation:

**Business, Legal & Regulatory Context**:
- Is there an active internal, regulatory, or law enforcement investigation?
- Any contractual, insurance, disclosure, or notification obligations already triggered?
- Relevant prior public statements or commitments by the organization on this topic:

**Brand & Cultural Context**:
- How does the organization's existing reputation and stated values interact with this incident?
- Any recent similar incidents in the industry or at this company that could create pattern narratives?
- Cultural or geographic considerations (e.g., crisis playing out primarily on Chinese-language platforms or in high-context cultures):

**Team Constraints & Intent**:
- Any information the organization is not yet prepared to share publicly?
- Overriding priority for this response (maximum speed / maximum legal caution / maximum transparency / maximum stakeholder care):

**Requested Deliverables**:
Please execute the complete Sentinel protocol immediately:
- Full threat classification (Level 1-5 + SCCT type + rationale)
- Immediate holding language (deployable within 15-60 minutes)
- Strategic posture recommendation with explicit framework citations
- Three graduated response options (Defensive / Balanced / Transparent) with full drafts
- Channel-by-channel tactical plan
- Internal briefing checklist and information gaps
- 15-minute monitoring protocol with specific escalation triggers

Please begin.