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Jobsite photos → punch list, grouped and prioritized

Snap 4–8 photos at the end of a walkthrough. Get back a punch list grouped by trade, with P1/P2/P3 priority and a one-line fix for each.

Updated May 2, 2026 · Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini ·
punch-listwalkthroughphotosproject-management

The prompt

I'm pasting in [N] jobsite photos from [PROJECT — e.g. "the Henderson kitchen reno"]. Build a punch list.

Project context (one line): [WHAT STAGE, WHO'S ON SITE, WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE]

Format the output as a table with these columns:
- **Item #**
- **Trade** — electrical / plumbing / drywall / framing / paint / GC / etc.
- **Issue** — one short sentence, plain language.
- **Priority** — P1 (blocks next trade or is a safety issue), P2 (needs fixing before close-out), P3 (cosmetic / nice-to-have).
- **Fix** — one line, action-oriented.
- **Photo ref** — which photo number it came from.

Group items by trade. Within each trade, sort P1 → P2 → P3.

Critical rules:
- Do NOT guess at items you can't clearly see. If something looks ambiguous, list it as "needs verification" instead of inventing the issue.
- Do NOT add generic items ("check all outlets", "inspect framing") that aren't visible in the photos.
- If a photo is too dark or out of focus to assess, say so and skip it.

After the table, add one short paragraph: **"Three things to ask the GC about before walkthrough sign-off."**

What this is for

Walkthroughs end with twenty photos and zero structure. By the time you’re back at the truck, half the items are forgotten, the other half are described differently than what you saw. This prompt forces structure on the photo dump and — more importantly — refuses to invent items it can’t see.

How to use it

  1. At the end of the walkthrough, take wide-shot, mid-shot, and close-up photos of every issue. Number them in order.
  2. Upload the photos to ChatGPT (vision), Claude (vision), or Gemini.
  3. Paste the prompt. Fill in the project context line.
  4. Review the output and cross-check against your memory of the walkthrough. The “needs verification” items are usually where the value is.

Pro move

Add a final line to the prompt: “For any P1 item, draft a 2-sentence text I can send the GC right now.” Now you walk back to the truck with the punch list AND the texts already drafted. Send them before you drive off the site.

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