Prompt Engineering Wiki
Sub-wiki catalog. Updated: 2026-08-09. Pages: 150 content (61 entities, 78 concepts, 5 comparisons, 6 queries)
Entities (61)
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anthropic-research-instructions — Anthropic Research Instructions (leaked, system prompt) — advanced research mode overlay; tool-priority override, clarifying-questions protocol, copyright/safety guardrails
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claude-code-opus-5-system-prompt — Claude Code (Opus 5) System Prompt (leaked, real CLI) — primary-source harness prompt; memory filesystem, task/cron/schedule tools, security tiers
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claude-opus-5-system-prompt — Claude Opus 5 System Prompt (leaked, consumer chat) — claude_behavior block, persistent memory filesystem, Fable-safeguard rerouting
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caveman — token-efficient agent stack (skill + engine + enterprise): /caveman skill cuts ~65% output tokens,
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opencode — OpenCode (Anomaly) — terminal-native agentic coding CLI, V2; whitelist permissions, checkpoint compaction, naming collision with archived Go project
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vibe-coder-mcp — MCP server extending Cursor/Cline/Claude Desktop with 10 agentic tools (RDD task manager, PRD/user-story generators); OPENROUTER_API_KEY required; README-claimed 95-97% token reduction
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grok-4-5-system-prompt — análise cautelosa do prompt vazado atribuído ao Grok 4.5
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perplexity-system-prompt — Perplexity AI’s search assistant system prompt (leaked)
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perplexity-ai — AI-powered search engine and answer engine
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dair-ai — DAIR.AI — organization behind the Prompt Engineering Guide
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flan — FLAN (Google) — instruction-tuned T5/PaLM, 1.8K tasks
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chatgpt — ChatGPT (OpenAI) — GPT-3.5-turbo conversational RLHF model
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llama — LLaMA (Meta) — efficient foundation model family 7B-65B
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gpt-4 — GPT-4 (OpenAI) — multimodal text+image, top-10% bar exam
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gpt-5-6 — GPT-5.6 (OpenAI) — reasoning model family: effort/mode/context params, reasoning-token budget mechanics
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mistral-7b — Mistral 7B (Mistral AI) — efficient 7B model
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gemini — Gemini (Google) — multimodal Ultra/Pro/Nano family
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gemini-advanced — Gemini Advanced (Google) — extended capabilities
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gemini-deep-research-prompt — Gemini Deep Research Prompt (shared gist) — tool-agnostic, process-centric research prompt; five-phase TDP/MIG/CAS/RG/IR workflow with artifacts-as-output
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gemini-pro — Gemini 1.5 Pro (Google) — extended context window
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phi-2 — Phi-2 (Microsoft) — small language model
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mixtral — Mixtral 8x7B (Mistral AI) — mixture of experts
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code-llama — Code Llama (Meta) — code-specialized LLaMA variant
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olmo — OLMo (AI2) — open-source language model
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sora — Sora (OpenAI) — video generation model
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claude-3 — Claude 3 (Anthropic) — Haiku/Sonnet/Opus, 200K context
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gemma — Gemma (Google DeepMind) — open 2B/7B models
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grok-1 — Grok-1 (xAI) — 314B MoE, Apache 2.0
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grok-personas — Grok Personas — six leaked system-prompt personas (Companion, Unhinged Comedian, Loyal Friend, Homework Helper, Not a Doctor, Not a Therapist)
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grok-expert — Grok Expert (Multi-Agent Team Leader) — leaked system prompt for Grok collaborating with a team of agents
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kimi-k2.5 — Kimi K2.5 (Moonshot AI) — 1T-param MoE, 96.1% AIME
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llama-3 — Llama 3 (Meta) — 8B/70B/400B, 128K vocab
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mistral-large — Mistral Large (Mistral AI) — 81.2% MMLU, 32K context
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mixtral-8x22b — Mixtral 8x22B (Mistral AI) — 141B MoE, 64K context
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model-collection — Model Collection — 47+ LLMs from BERT to PaLM 2
Tool System Prompts (13)
- anthropic-tool-use-api — Anthropic Tool Use API — structured API for function-calling and tool integration
- antigravity-paired-response — Antigravity Paired Response (Google) — dual-response system for paired planning+execution
- augments-dual-model-prompt — Augment Code Dual-Model Prompt — multi-model architecture for code generation
- claude-code-system-prompt — Claude Code System Prompt (Anthropic) — terminal-native agentic coding assistant
- cline-system-prompt — Cline System Prompt — VS Code autonomous coding agent with full XML envelope
- codebuddy-anti-spill — CodeBuddy Anti-Spill — defense mechanism against prompt extraction for coding assistants
- cursor-system-prompt — Cursor System Prompt (Cursor AI) — IDE-integrated chat+agent architecture
- kiro-intent-classifier — Kiro Intent Classifier — lightweight classifier for routing user intent to specialized agents
- lumo-system-bio — Lumo System Bio (Lumo Labs) — agentic system prompt with biological-metaphor architecture
- manus-modules-system — Manus Modules System — agentic framework with modular tool orchestration
- roocode-5-mode-architecture — RooCode 5-Mode Architecture — multi-mode coding agent with specialized profiles
- windsurf-cascade-system — Windsurf Cascade System — Codeium’s agentic AI coding assistant with cascade workflow
- xcode-actions-prompt — Xcode Actions Prompt (Apple) — IDE-integrated prompt for Xcode document/explain/playground features
- grok-build — Grok Build (Agentic Coding CLI) — xAI’s terminal-native coding assistant on Grok 4.5; 27-tool suite, action-safety tiering, Rhai workflows
- rtk-rust-token-killer — RTK (Rust Token Killer) — CLI proxy compressing command output before context; contested: hook can raise costs 18% (issue #582); JetBrains measured +7.6% cost vs advertised −60–90%
- headroom — Headroom — context compression layer for AI agents; library/proxy/MCP with output-token shaping
- bifrost — Bifrost (Maxim AI) — open-source AI gateway; MCP gateway with Code Mode stub filesystem, sandboxed Starlark orchestration, per-tool virtual keys, Tool Groups; vendor-claimed 58–92% input-token reduction
- codegraph — CodeGraph (colbymchenry) — repo-navigation map for coding agents: symbols/callers/dependencies; 58% fewer tool calls, 22% faster, file reads ~zero (7-repo vendor benchmark)
- token-optimizer-mcp — Token Optimizer MCP — MCP + plugin optimizing tokens via caching, compression, knowledge-graph feedback; 95%+ claim contested
- claude-code-cache-fix — claude-code-cache-fix — local proxy repairing silent prompt-cache breaks on /resume; cache-hit observability; “up to 20x cost” on resumed sessions
- codeburn — codeburn — local-first token/cost tracker across 36 AI coding tools; reads on-disk sessions, never intercepts; optimize/guard/compare subcommands
- context-mode — Context Mode — cross-platform context-window optimizer; sandboxes tool output (~98% claimed), FTS5 session memory across compaction, hook-enforced routing (18 platforms)
- crush — Crush (charmbracelet) — terminal-native multi-model agentic coding CLI; MCP + Agent Skills, crushrc bash-config, ~30 providers, FSL-1.1-MIT license
- ponytail — Ponytail (DietrichGebert) — anti-overbuild skill: YAGNI ladder before writing code; −54% LOC / −22% tokens / 100% safe (agentic benchmark); portable to 20+ agents; JetBrains 80-pair measured −15% code / −10.3% cost (only solid saving in series), requires plugin hook not plain skill install
- skills-re — skills.re — open registry of agent skills; CLI install per agent, public diffable reviews, evals per push; ~7,380 indexed skills
- openagentskill — OpenAgentSkill — skill registry + agent-facing recommendation API (task→skill+trust+install plan); 20,842 skills, 104 agent surfaces
Concepts (77)
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constraint-based-prompting — Constraint-Based Prompting — explicit output-format, reasoning, and behavioral constraints instead of inferred limits
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persona-engineering — Persona Engineering — role-based prompting / persona assignment to prime knowledge and behavior subspaces; less reliable than explicit task specification
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graphify-skill — /graphify skill: local tree-sitter AST graph of codebase+docs+media, queryable w/ file:line citations, MCP server, always-on hooks/AGENTS.md,
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tool-search-tool — Claude API on-demand tool discovery: defer_loading, tool_reference expansion, regex/BM25 variants; cuts multiserver context ~85%
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tool-context-management — four complementary strategies for tool-use context bloat: tool search, programmatic tool calling, prompt caching, context editing
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message-batch-processing — Message Batches API: async bulk processing at 50% cost, 300k extended output, cache stacking, pause_turn continuation
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context-compaction — checkpoint-based context management: lossy summary + retained tail, preflight trigger, instruction epoch
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prompt-engineering-resources — catálogo de cursos, datasets, notebooks, papers, leituras, serviços e ferramentas
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active-prompt — Active-Prompt: uncertainty-guided example selection for CoT
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action-safety-tiering — Action Safety Tiering — risk-based confirmation policy: free local/reversible actions, confirm irreversible/shared-state ones
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ai-agents-guide — AI agent systems: components, workflows, context engineering
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anti-prompt-injection — Anti-Prompt Injection — defense strategies against prompt injection attacks on LLM systems
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anti-spill-decoy — Anti-Spill Decoy — decoy injection markers to misdirect prompt extraction attempts
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automatic-prompt-engineer — APE: LLM-generated and scored candidate instructions
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automatic-reasoning-tool-use — ART: automatic reasoning + tool-use via frozen LLM
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capability-as-method-calls — Capability as Method Calls — capabilities exposed as typed method calls (agent.searchGoogle()) instead of tool schemas; execution (rate limiting, retries, auth) runs outside the prompt; third answer to schema bloat after client-side deferral and gateway orchestration
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chain-of-thought — Chain-of-Thought: step-by-step reasoning through intermediate steps
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chain-of-thought-pattern — Chain-of-Thought Pattern — structured reasoning workflow with intermediate steps
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clarifying-questions — Clarifying Questions — bounded (≤3) question protocol before expensive operations; prevents clarification loops
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claude-code-environment-variables — Claude Code Environment Variables — env-var surface for auth, model selection, token budgets, caching, subagents
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claude-code-best-practices — Claude Code Best Practices — official workflow: runnable verification, explore→plan→code→commit, aggressive context management, layered config, horizontal scaling
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claude-code-context-window — Claude Code Context Window — startup context, compaction survival (5k/skill, 25k total caps),
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claude-code-memory — Claude Code Memory — CLAUDE.md + auto-memory systems loaded as context each session
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claude-code-model-configuration — Claude Code Model Configuration — aliases (provider-dependent), opusplan hybrid, precedence chain, availableModels allowlist, fallback chains
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claude-code-parallel-agents — Claude Code Parallel Agents — four parallelization approaches (subagents, agent view, agent teams, dynamic workflows), worktree isolation, token-cost multiplier
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claude-code-sessions — Claude Code Sessions — resume/branch/export session model; /clear, /compact, /context
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claude-code-subagents — Claude Code Subagents — markdown+frontmatter subagents in isolated context windows; five-scope precedence, model routing to Haiku, tool allow/deny
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codebase-memory — Codebase-Memory — Tree-Sitter knowledge-graph memory over MCP replacing file reads/grep; 83% vs 92% quality at ~10× fewer tokens (paper) / 99.2% reduction claim (repo)
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code-mode-orchestration — Code Mode Orchestration — gateway-layer pattern: MCP tool surfaces as Python stubs the model reads on demand, scripts run in a sandbox; cost bounded by what the model reads, not tool count
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communication-style-spectrum — Communication Style Spectrum — taxonomy of output styles from solution-only to explain-before-do
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contextsniper — ContextSniper (AntTrail) — intention-aware context gating returning recoverable evidence packets; −51.5% tokens / −36.4% cost (OpenClaw), −38.9% / −27.3% (Claude Code) with resolution unchanged; dual-source (arXiv + GitHub repo)
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cooldown-heuristics — Cooldown Heuristics — timing and repetition guards to prevent runaway LLM loops
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directional-stimulus-prompting — DSP: policy LM generates hints for frozen LLM
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documented-research-process — Documented Research Process — five-phase research workflow (TDP/MIG/CAS/RG/IR) whose artifacts-as-output make process transparency structurally enforced
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few-shot-prompting — Few-shot: in-context learning with demonstrations
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format-interoperability — Format Interoperability — converting between XML, markdown, YAML, and JSON envelope formats
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generate-knowledge-prompting — Generate Knowledge: LLM generates facts before answering
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gauntlet-loop-prompting — three-part prompt structure: task + build method + quality bar; worker/critic subagent pairs looping until threshold met
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graph-prompting — GraphPrompt: prompting framework for graph learning tasks
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llm-models-guide — Model-specific guidance for 21+ LLMs
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llm-research-findings — 13 research topics from agents to tokenization
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llm-settings-and-parameters — Temperature, top-p, and inference parameters
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markdown-header-format — Markdown Header Format — section-header-based prompt structure using and delineation
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message-roles — Message Role Hierarchy — developer/user/assistant priority chain and the instructions parameter
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monolithic-prompt-limits — Monolithic Prompt Limits — scaling challenges and degradation patterns in single-prompt architectures
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multi-file-agent-architecture — Multi-File Agent Architecture — distributed prompt design across multiple specialized files
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multimodal-cot — Multimodal CoT: two-stage vision+text reasoning
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paired-thinking-response — Paired Thinking Response — dual-output pattern: internal reasoning + user-facing answer
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pal-program-aided-language-models — PAL: programs as intermediate reasoning (Python)
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plan-before-implement-gate — Plan-Before-Implement Gate — gate pattern requiring explicit planning before action execution
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preliminary-context-gathering — Preliminary Context Gathering — pre-response phase for collecting project context and requirements
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prompt-chaining — Prompt Chaining: sequential sub-prompts for complex tasks
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prompt-caching — Prompt Caching — API cache_control mechanism: 0.1× reads, 1.25–2× writes, model-specific prefix minimums
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prompt-engineering-applications — Real-world LLM applications: data gen, code gen, function calling, RAG
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prompt-engineering-guide — Prompt Engineering Guide (promptingguide.ai) — comprehensive educational resource
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prompt-engineering-guides — Practical tutorials: optimizing, deep research, reasoning
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prompt-engineering-risks — Adversarial prompting, factuality, and bias risks
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prompt-engineering-techniques — 18 prompting techniques from zero-shot to GraphPrompt
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prompt-hub-catalog — 25+ categorized prompt examples
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rag-prompting — RAG as a prompting technique: retrieval-augmented generation at inference time
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react-prompting — ReAct: interleaved reasoning traces + task actions
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reasoning-effort — Reasoning Effort and Mode — API-level reasoning control (effort/mode/context) on OpenAI reasoning models
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reflexion — Reflexion: self-correction via verbal reinforcement feedback
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self-consistency — Self-Consistency: sampling multiple CoT paths, majority voting
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skill-reducer — SkillReducer — two-stage skill optimization: 48% description / 39% body compression with +2.8% functional quality (55,315-skill study)
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skills-directory-gate — Skills Directory Gate — capability enumeration and routing using a centralized skills manifest
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skill-authoring-best-practices — Skill Authoring Best Practices (Anthropic) — concise SKILL.md, 3rd-person descriptions, degrees of freedom high/medium/low, progressive disclosure
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structured-outputs — Structured Outputs — JSON-Schema-guaranteed response format via text.format json_schema
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task-state-machine — Task State Machine — finite-state-machine pattern for structured multi-step workflows
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template-variable-prompts — Template Variable Prompts — prompt templates with {{variable}} substitution for dynamic contexts
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token-usage-reduction — Token Usage Reduction — context management, caching, model selection, rate-limit tiers, and compression-tool caveats for cutting token spend
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token-waste-sources — Token Waste Sources — diagnostic taxonomy of where agents waste context (terminal logs, full files, grep loops, old state, verbosity, over-built code) + measurement checklist
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token-reduction-is-not-cost-reduction — Token Reduction Is Not Cost Reduction (Paper) — 2,908-run measured study: −38% tool-output tokens → +6.8% billed cost; cache ~87% of cost; success-adjusted billed cost as the metric
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tree-of-thoughts — Tree of Thoughts: BFS/DFS search over reasoning states
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two-tier-search-architecture — Separation of planning/search from answer generation
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tool-priority-override — Tool Priority Override — system-prompt pattern where one tool takes absolute priority over all others
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xml-envelope-format — XML Envelope Format — system prompt organized within
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zero-shot-prompting — Zero-shot: LLMs performing tasks without examples
Comparisons (5)
- anti-injection-defense-levels — Anti-Injection Defense Levels — three tiers of prompt injection protection (reactive, proactive, structural)
- autonomous-agent-prompts-vs-chat-prompts — Autonomous Agent vs Chat Prompts — structural and behavioral differences between agent and chat system prompts
- cooldown-vs-decision-tree — Cooldown vs Decision Tree — comparison of two loop-guard patterns: timing-based vs branching
- monolithic-vs-multi-file — Monolithic vs Multi-File Architecture — single-file vs distributed prompt design tradeoffs
- xml-vs-markdown-envelopes — XML vs Markdown Envelopes — comparison of XML and markdown as structured prompt containers
Queries (6)
- how-to-defend-against-prompt-extraction — Four-level defense taxonomy for prompt injection protection
- how-to-improve-a-voice-style-prompt — 8 techniques for literary voice/style system prompts with citation map
- how-to-structure-a-system-prompt — Step-by-step guide using the five universal sections
- prompt-engineering-research-gaps — Seven identified research gaps and a proposed 8th (voice/style prompting)
- what-makes-an-agent-prompt-vs-chat-prompt — Pattern density, autonomy level, and architectural differences
- which-envelope-format-should-i-use — Decision tree for XML vs Markdown vs JSON vs YAML
Navigation
Sources
See root AGENTS.md and prompt wiki AGENTS.md for operating rules.