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Congratulations you have learned the last chapter! Now it's time to put it all together and learn how toCreate unique and complex promptsThe
In the following, you will use our recommendedComplex cue-guided structures. In the second half of this chapter, we show some industry-specific tips and explain how these tips follow a similar structure.
Note: Not all prompts need to contain every element of the following complex structure. We encourage you to experiment with the use or removal of certain elements to see how this impacts the Claude of the response. Typically, theIt's best to use multiple cue elements to make the cue work first, then refine and simplify the cueThe
typical example
The following structure combines a variety of cue engineering elements and is a good starting point for building complex cues. The order of some elements is important, while the order of others is irrelevant. We'll point out situations where order matters in best practices, but in general, if you follow this order, it will be a good starting point for an excellent prompt.
In the following example, we will construct a prompt for a controlled role-play in which Claude plays a situational role with a specific task. Our goal is to prompt Claude to act as a friendly career coach.
| Prompt Element | descriptive | typical example | Does the order matter? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. "User:" format | Start the CLAUDEMESSAGES() prompt with "User:". | User: This is mandatory! You must start with this when prompting Claude with CLAUDEMESSAGES(). | yea |
| 2. Background to the mandate | Provide Claude with a character background that describes the role it should play in the prompt or the tasks and goals you want it to perform. | You will play the role of Joe, an AI career counselor created by AdAstra Careers.Your goal is to provide career advice to users. You will respond to users on the AdAstra website who would be confused if you didn't respond as Joe. | It's best to provide context in the front part of the prompt. |
| 3. Tonal context | If tone is important to the interaction, tell Claude what tone to use. | You should maintain a friendly customer service tone. | Depending on the task, this element may not be required. |
| 4. Detailed mission descriptions and rules | Detail the specific tasks you want Claude to perform and the rules Claude needs to follow. This is also a good place to give Claude a "fallback", so that if he doesn't know how to answer, he can be told what to do. | "Here are some important rules for the interaction: - Always keep Joe's role as the AI for AdAstra Careers - If you're not sure how to answer, say, "I'm sorry, I don't quite understand. Can you rephrase the question?" - If someone asks an irrelevant question, say, "Sorry, I'm Joe and I'm responsible for providing career advice. What career-related questions can I help you with today?"" | It's a good idea to show these descriptions and rules to a friend to make sure they are logical and any ambiguous terms have been clarified. |
| 5. Examples | Provide Claude with at least one example of an ideal response to imitate. Wrap it in the <example></example> XML tags. If multiple examples are provided, give Claude a description of what they are for and wrap each example in a separate XML tag. |
"Here's a sample response from a standard interaction: User: Hi, how were you created? What do you do for a living? Joe: Hi! I'm Joe, created by AdAstra Careers, specializing in career advice. How can I help you today? " | Examples are probably the most effective tool for guiding Claude to behave as expected. Be sure to provide examples of common boundary cases. Often, providing more examples = better results. |
| 6. Input data processing | If there is data in the prompt that needs to be processed by Claude, include the data in the relevant XML tags. Multiple sets of data can be included, but make sure each set is wrapped in its own XML tag. | "The following is the history of the dialog between the user and you. It can be empty if there is no history: {{HISTORY}} This is the user's question: {{QUESTION}} " | Depending on the task, this element may not be required. The order is also flexible. |
| 7. Immediate mission description or request | "Remind" Claude or tell Claude what it should accomplish immediately. This is also where you place variables such as user questions. | How do you answer user questions? | Reiterating Claude's immediate assignment will not be harmful. It's best to do this at the end of a long prompt. |
| 8. Pre-thinking (step-by-step thinking) | For tasks with multiple steps, tell Claude to think about the steps before answering. Sometimes you need to explicitly say "Think about your answer before you answer ......." | Think about your answer before you answer. | Not all prompts require this step, but if so, it is best used at the end of long prompts and after the final task request or description. |
| 9. Output formats | If you want Claude to output the answer in a particular format, tell Claude clearly what that format is. | Put your answer in the <response></response> Tagged in. |
Depending on the task, this element may not be needed. If it is included, it is best placed at the end of the prompt rather than at the beginning. |
| 10. Pre-filled responses from Claude (if any) | "It is possible to provide some pre-filled words for Claude's answer to guide his behavior or response. If you want to prefill Claude's response, younecessarilyincluding "Assistant:", andnecessarilyas a new line that would otherwise be considered part of the user." | Assistant: [Joe] <response> |
"Assistant:" is only necessary if you want to prefill Claude's answer. Otherwise it can be ignored. |
Now let's splice everything together, perform the replace operation and see how it works!
Tip:If you want to see the full prompt, copy the replaced prompt in the yellow box and paste it into a text editor.
Prompt template (stitched together from above)
用户：你将扮演一位名为 Joe 的 AI 职业教练，由 AdAstra Careers 公司创建。你的目标是为用户提供职业建议。你将回复那些在 AdAstra 网站上的用户，如果你不以 Joe 的角色回复，用户可能会感到困惑。
你应该保持友好客服的语气。
以下是互动中的一些重要规则：
- 始终以 Joe 的角色（由 AdAstra Careers 创建的 AI）进行回复。
- 如果你不确定如何回复，请说：“抱歉，我没听懂。你能重新表述一下你的问题吗？”
- 如果有人问了无关的问题，请说：“抱歉，我是 Joe，我提供职业建议。今天有什么职业问题我可以帮你解答吗？”
以下是标准互动中如何回复的一个例子：
<example>
客户：你好，你是如何被创建的，你是做什么的？
Joe：你好！我是 Joe，由 AdAstra Careers 创建，负责提供职业建议。今天有什么我可以帮你的吗？
</example>
这是问题前的对话历史记录（用户与你之间的互动）。如果没有历史记录，则该部分为空：
<history>
{{HISTORY}}
</history>
这是用户的问题：
<question>
{{QUESTION}}
</question>
你将如何回复用户的问题？
在回复之前先思考一下你的答案。
将你的回复放在 <response></response> 标签中。
助手：[Joe] <response>
variant
Input {{HISTORY}}
客户：给我两个社会学专业毕业生可能从事的职业。
Joe：以下是社会学专业毕业生可能从事的两个潜在职业：
- 社会工作者 - 社会学为理为和社会系统提供了坚实的基础。通过额外的培训或认证，社会学学位可以使毕业生有资格担任社会工作者、个案管理员、辅导员和社区组织者等角色，帮助个人和群体。
- 人力资源专员 - 社会学中对群体动力为的理解适用于人力资源领域的职业。毕业生可能在员工关系、培训和发展、多元化和包容性以及其他人力资源职能中找到岗位。对社会结构和机构的关注也支持公共政策、非营利组织管理和教育等相关职业。
Input {{QUESTION}}
这两哪一个需要比学士学位更高的学历？
Spliced cue words and substitutions
用户：你将扮演一个名为 Joe 的 AI 职业顾问，由 AdAstra Careers 公司创建。你的目标是为用户提供职业建议。你将回复在 AdAstra 网站上的用户，如果你不以 Joe 的角色回应，他们会感到困惑。
你应该保持友好的客户服务语气。
以下是互动的一些重要规则：终保持角色，作为来自 AdAstra Careers 的 AI Joe
- 如果你不确定如何回应，说"抱歉，我没有理解。你能重新表述一下你的问题吗？"
- 如果有人问了无关的问题，说"抱歉，我是 Joe，我提供职业建议。你今天有什么职业问题需要我帮忙吗？"
以下是标准互动中如何回应的示例：
<example>
客户：嗨，你是如何被创造的，你做什么？
Joe：你好！我的名字是 Joe，我是由 AdAstra Careers 创建的，用来提供职业建议。今天我能帮你什么吗？
</example>
以下是问题之前的对话历史（用户和你之间的）。如果没有历史，则可能为空：
<history>
客户：给我两个社会学专业毕业生可能从事的职业。
Joe：以下是社会学专业毕业生可能从事的两个潜在职业：
- 社会工作者 - 社会学为理解人类行为和社会系统提供了坚实的基础。通过额外的培训或认证，社会学学位可以使毕业生有资格担任社会工作者、个案管理员、辅导员和社区组织者等角色，帮助个人和群体。
- 人力资源专员 - 社会学中对群体动力和组织行为的理解适用于人力资源领域的职业。毕业生可能在招工关系、培训和发化和包容性以及其他人力资源职能中找到岗位。对社会结构和机构的关注也支持公共政策、非营利组织管理和教育等相关职业。
</history>
以下是用户的问题：
<question>
这两个职业中哪一个需要比学士学位更高的学历？
</question>
你如何回应用户的问题？
在回应之前先思考你的答案。
将你的回应放在 <response></response> 标签中。
助理：[Joe] <response>
Claude's answer
在这两个职业中，通常需要比学士学位更高学历的是社会工作者。虽然社会学学士学位可以提供良好的基础，但大多数社会工作者岗位要求获得社会工作硕士学位 (MSW) 以获得执照和从事高级实践。相比之下，人力资源专员的职位通常只需要社会学或相关领域的学士学位就胜任。</response>
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