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Aisha Khanpro
2 months ago
System prompts that survive contact with reality
Prompt that finally stopped my agent from inventing APIs:
- Prefer tools over memory
- If unsure, ask one clarifying question
- Never invent endpoint paths
Share yours — especially system prompts that survived more than a week.
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I add: refuse to output code without reading the file first. Cut hallucinations a ton.
Numbered constraints > poetic system prompts. Keep it short.
We version prompts in git like code. Diffs matter.