Prompt Engineering
Crafting prompts that make AI reliable and cost-effective
$ cat services.json
Prompt Optimization
Improve existing prompts for better quality and lower costs.
- Prompt audit and analysis
- Quality improvement
- Token reduction
- Consistency improvements
- A/B testing framework
Structured Output Design
Design prompts that produce reliable, parseable outputs.
- JSON/XML output schemas
- Validation strategies
- Error handling
- Pydantic integration
- Instructor patterns
Prompt System Architecture
Design prompt systems for complex applications.
- Prompt templates
- Chain-of-thought patterns
- Multi-step reasoning
- Context management
- Prompt versioning
$ man prompt-engineering
Prompt Engineering Patterns
Chain of Thought (CoT)
- Break complex problems into steps
- Improve reasoning accuracy
- Show work for debugging
Few-Shot Learning
- Provide examples in prompt
- Guide output format
- Improve consistency
Structured Output
- Define JSON/XML schemas
- Use Pydantic validation
- Ensure parseable results
System Prompts
- Set behavior and constraints
- Define persona and tone
- Establish guardrails
Cost Optimization Techniques
I’ve helped reduce LLM costs by 40-50% through:
- Token reduction: Concise prompts without losing context
- Model routing: Use cheaper models for simple tasks
- Caching: Store results for common queries
- Batching: Combine similar requests
- Output limits: Request only needed length
$ cat README.md
Prompt Engineering Patterns
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Prompt Optimization Checklist
| Technique | Impact | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| Be specific | Quality ↑ | Always |
| Show examples | Consistency ↑ | Complex formats |
| Chain of thought | Accuracy ↑ | Reasoning tasks |
| Output schema | Reliability ↑ | Data extraction |
| Temperature tuning | Control ↑ | Balance creativity/consistency |
| Token reduction | Cost ↓ | High-volume applications |
Related
Experience:
Case Studies: LLM Email Assistant | Multi-LLM Orchestration | Enterprise RAG System
Related Technologies: OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, LangChain, RAG Systems
$ ls -la projects/
Legal Document Analysis
@ AnaquaExtract structured data from patent documents with high accuracy.
Chain-of-thought prompts with structured JSON output, validation, and confidence scoring.
95%+ extraction accuracy, suitable for production legal work.
Email Generation
@ FlowriteGenerate professional emails matching user's writing style.
Few-shot prompts with style examples, tone control, and length optimization.
High user satisfaction, 10x growth to 100K users.
Code Analysis Agent
@ Sparrow IntelligenceAnalyze codebases and answer developer questions accurately.
Multi-step reasoning prompts with code context, structured analysis output.
Accurate, helpful responses for complex code questions.
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