## **🔍 Overview**

If you find yourself pasting the same refinement prompt every time you generate a DKN article, **Golden Loops** is the feature you need. Golden Loops lets you save a custom prompt once and have it run automatically on every article DKN generates — no manual input required before deploying to GoHighLevel or any other destination.

## **💡 What Is a Golden Loop?**

A Golden Loop is a reusable, automated prompt sequence attached to your DKN workflow. Once configured, it intercepts each generated article and applies your custom instructions — such as SEO refinements, tone adjustments, or structural rules — before the content is finalised. Think of it as a standing instruction set that runs in the background every time.

Common use cases include:

- Enforcing a specific content structure or word count
- Applying brand voice or style guidelines automatically
- Adding SEO optimisations like keyword density checks or meta-description formatting
- Removing unwanted patterns (for example, pronoun-led opening sentences)

## **⚙️ How to Set Up a Golden Loop for DKN Articles**

1. **Open Content Genius** from **Content → Content Genius** (What are we writing today?) in Search Atlas.
2. **Navigate to DKN** and open the campaign or project you want to automate.
3. **Locate the Golden Loop settings.** From the left sidebar, go to **Coworker → Golden Loops** (/coworker?tab=routines).
4. **Write your refinement prompt.** Enter the custom instructions you want applied to every article. Be specific — for example: *"Rewrite the opening paragraph so it does not begin with a pronoun. Ensure keyword X appears in the first 100 words. Keep the tone professional and concise."*
5. **Save and activate the loop.** Toggle the Golden Loop to **Active** and save your settings. From this point forward, every article generated within this DKN project will automatically pass through your prompt before it is marked ready.
6. **Review a test article.** Generate one article to confirm the refinement is being applied as expected. Check the output against your prompt criteria before enabling bulk generation or deployment to GoHighLevel.

## **📊 Tips for Writing Effective Refinement Prompts**

The quality of your Golden Loop depends on how clearly your prompt is written. Keep these best practices in mind:

- **Be explicit, not vague.** Instead of "make it SEO-friendly," write "include the primary keyword in the H1, first paragraph, and at least two subheadings."
- **One instruction per rule.** Break complex requirements into separate sentences so the AI can process each one cleanly.
- **Set a tone benchmark.** If brand voice matters, include a one-sentence description: "Write in a confident, jargon-free tone suitable for small business owners."
- **Avoid contradictions.** Conflicting instructions (e.g., "keep it under 500 words" and "cover all five subtopics in depth") will produce inconsistent results.
- **Test iteratively.** Start with two or three rules, review output quality, then add more instructions once the basics are working correctly.

## **🚀 Deploying Refined Articles to GoHighLevel**

Once your Golden Loop is active and producing consistent output, your DKN articles will arrive pre-refined and ready for deployment. Before pushing content to GoHighLevel:

- Confirm the article passed your Golden Loop by checking the refinement status indicator in the DKN article list.
- Spot-check a sample of articles — especially after updating your prompt — to catch any unexpected changes in output.
- Use the Content Genius article filter to view only DKN-sourced articles, making it easier to manage your deployment queue.

## **⚠️ Important Things to Know**

- **Quota usage:** Each Golden Loop refinement counts as an additional AI call. Monitor your account quota to avoid generation interruptions. If an article fails silently, quota exhaustion may be the cause — check your usage dashboard first.
- **Prompt updates apply going forward:** Editing your Golden Loop prompt will only affect articles generated after the change. Previously generated articles will not be re-processed automatically.
- **One active loop per project:** Each DKN project supports one active Golden Loop at a time. If you need different prompts for different content types, create separate DKN projects for each.

## **🛠️ Troubleshooting**

If your Golden Loop does not appear to be running:

- Confirm the loop is toggled to **Active** in your project settings.
- Check that your account has sufficient quota remaining — silent failures are often quota-related.
- Try regenerating a single article manually and inspect the output for prompt application.
- Ensure your prompt does not contain conflicting instructions that may cause the AI to skip refinement steps.

If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type **human teammate** to be connected with a member of our team.