What is a System Prompt?
An instruction or set of guidelines given to an AI model to define its behavior, tone, or constraints for a session.
More about System Prompt:
A System Prompt is a predefined instruction provided to an AI model or agent at the start of a session. It sets the rules, personality, context, or goals for the conversation or workflow. System prompts are critical for guiding LLM orchestration, enforcing guardrails, and optimizing few-shot prompting.
System prompts help keep responses consistent, safe, and tailored to specific user needs or business requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is a system prompt different from a user prompt?
A system prompt sets global rules or instructions, while user prompts are the questions or requests entered by the user.
Where are system prompts commonly used?
They are used in chatbots, enterprise AI, agent orchestration, and any workflow where predictable behavior is required.
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