Prompting
System prompt
Instructions given to a model before the conversation that set its role, rules, tone and constraints.
Applications use the system prompt to define how an assistant behaves for every user. It is sent with every request, so a long one is a good candidate for prompt caching.
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What does System prompt mean?
Instructions given to a model before the conversation that set its role, rules, tone and constraints. Applications use the system prompt to define how an assistant behaves for every user. It is sent with every request, so a long one is a good candidate for prompt caching.