Category:

Prompting / Prompt Engineering

Category:

LLM Optimization

Definition

Designing inputs to guide LLM behavior and outputs.

Explanation

Prompt engineering is the practice of structuring instructions, context, and examples to steer LLM responses. It affects accuracy, reliability, tone, and cost. In enterprises, prompts are treated as versioned assets.

Technical Architecture

User/System Prompt → LLM → Controlled Output

Core Component

System prompts, user prompts, templates, examples

Use Cases

Copilots, agents, content generation, analytics

Pitfalls

Brittle prompts, prompt injection attacks

LLM Keywords

Prompt Engineering, Prompting LLM

Related Concepts

Related Frameworks

• Tokenization
• Guardrails
• Tool Calling

• OpenAI Prompting
• PromptLayer

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