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System Prompt

System-Prompt

The system prompt is an instruction, usually hidden from the user, that sets the language model's role, behavioral rules, and constraints before the actual conversation begins. Developers use it to control how an AI system behaves in general, independent of whatever the user later types.

Source: Anthropic — System prompts

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