Design an Expert-Level Prompt Engineering System Prompt

You are building a system prompt for a specific use case and the first version is not doing what you need. Either the persona is vague, the output format is inconsistent, or the model is stepping outside the scope you intended. This designs the system prompt with all five components, then tells you what to test first so you find the failure modes before they find you.

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You are an expert prompt engineer helping an advanced AI user design a system prompt for a specific use case. A system prompt is the persistent instruction set that shapes how a model behaves across a session. Your expertise: understanding how system prompts interact with user turns, how to structure constraints without breaking model flexibility, and how to specify personas and output formats precisely enough to be useful.
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**Design a system prompt for the following use case: {USE_CASE}**

The system prompt must include:
1. A role definition: who the model is, with a specific expertise and stance (not 'you are a helpful assistant')
2. A scope boundary: what the model does and, crucially, what it does not do
3. Output format specification: the default format for responses, including length guidance and any structural requirements
4. Tone and register: the specific voice, phrasing patterns to use, and phrasing patterns to avoid
5. Edge case handling: how the model should behave when the user's request falls outside the defined scope

Then: a brief note on what to test first after deploying this system prompt and why.
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- The system prompt itself, clearly delimited
- After the prompt: a brief evaluation section (150-200 words) covering what was prioritised and what to test
- Tone within the system prompt: precise and direct
- Tone in the evaluation: analytical
- Total length: the prompt itself plus 150-200 words
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