Get every date and missing paper from an official packet
A 14-page benefits packet turns into three dates and a checklist of the four papers you still don't have.
Published . Steps as of October 2026.
How can I understand a confusing official letter and its deadlines?
Upload the letter or packet to an AI chat and ask for a plain-words summary, every date in order and a checklist of the papers it asks for. Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini can all read a PDF or photos. As of October 2026, Claude for Legal has an Immigration Papers Reader artifact for legal teams, but the prompt here works for anyone. For anything that changes your rights, take the questions it gives you to the office or a lawyer.
A sketch of what you'll get back.
Your prompt
Fill in your details. Skip any you like.
Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. Gemini can't be filled in from a link, so its button copies your prompt: paste it into the new chat.
The prompt that gets copied
I've attached an official packet I got about [WHAT IT'S ABOUT, e.g. renewing my child's health coverage]. Give me a plain-words first read for someone with no background in this. Start with two sentences on what this packet wants from me. Then list every date in it (deadlines, appointments, when something starts or ends) in date order, with what happens on each one. Then make a checklist of every document or form it asks for, and mark which ones I said I already have: [PAPERS YOU HAVE, e.g. birth certificate, last pay stub]. Flag anything that sounds urgent or easy to miss. If any part is unclear, tell me the exact question to ask the office and quote the line it's about. Don't give legal advice.
Upload the letter or packet from an agency or program. You get a plain-words first read, every date that matters and a checklist of papers you still need to gather.
Step by step
- Take clear photos or a PDF of every page of the packet
- Attach it in Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini and paste the prompt
- Tick off the papers you have and ask about anything still unclear
What you'll get
A two-sentence summary, a dated list of every deadline and a checklist of the papers you still need, with questions to ask the office.
Works on free plans with file upload. Blur ID numbers like a Social Security number before you upload.
- Made for
- Everyone
- Works in
- Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini
