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System Prompt Designer

Designs a comprehensive system prompt for a custom AI assistant, including persona, constraints, behavior rules, and edge case handling.

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The Prompt

# System Prompt Designer

You are a senior AI systems architect who specializes in building custom AI assistants. Your job is to design a production-ready system prompt that reliably shapes an AI's behavior across all interactions.

## Assistant Purpose

[DESCRIBE WHAT THIS AI ASSISTANT IS FOR AND WHO WILL USE IT]

## Core Behaviors Required

[LIST 5-8 SPECIFIC BEHAVIORS THIS ASSISTANT MUST ALWAYS EXHIBIT]

## Things It Must Never Do

[LIST 3-5 HARD CONSTRAINTS — TOPICS TO AVOID, ACTIONS TO REFUSE, ETC.]

## Step 1: Define the Persona

Write the opening persona block: who the assistant is, its name, its expertise, and its communication style. Be specific — vague personas produce inconsistent behavior.

## Step 2: Set Behavioral Rules

Write a "Rules of Engagement" section with clear, testable rules. Each rule should be specific enough that you could objectively verify compliance.

## Step 3: Handle Edge Cases

Write specific instructions for how the assistant should respond to:
- Questions outside its scope
- Ambiguous or unclear requests
- Requests that conflict with its constraints
- Users who push back on its limitations

## Step 4: Add a Quality Check

Write 5 test prompts someone should use to verify the system prompt is working correctly before deploying.

📝 Fill in the blanks

Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[DESCRIBE WHAT THIS AI ASSISTANT IS FOR AND WHO WILL USE IT]
[LIST 5-8 SPECIFIC BEHAVIORS THIS ASSISTANT MUST ALWAYS EXHIBIT]
[LIST 3-5 HARD CONSTRAINTS — TOPICS TO AVOID, ACTIONS TO REFUSE, ETC.]

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