LLM Prompt Engineering: Advanced Techniques
Production-grade prompt engineering patterns for building reliable LLM-powered features, covering chain-of-thought, few-shot, and guardrails.
LLM Prompt Engineering: Advanced Techniques
The Reliability Stack
Level 1: System Prompt Design
- Role assignment: "You are a senior data analyst..."
- Output format specification: "Respond in JSON with these exact fields..."
- Constraint declaration: "Never include personal opinions. Only cite data from the provided context."
Level 2: Few-Shot Examples
Include 2-3 examples in the prompt showing input → expected output.
- Examples should cover edge cases, not just happy paths
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