prompt-engineering

Designs, tests, and versions LLM system prompts using structured templates and evaluation metrics.

Updated Sep 2, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Dazlarus/karl-code --skill prompt-engineering-dazlarus
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Skill: prompt-engineering
Source: https://github.com/Dazlarus/karl-code/tree/main/.agents/skills/prompt-engineering
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Dazlarus/karl-code --skill prompt-engineering-dazlarus

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Writing effective LLM prompts is often ad-hoc and untested, leading to inconsistent outputs, no version history, and no way to measure which prompt variant performs better. This Skill provides structured patterns for building, testing, and managing prompts systematically. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Structured Prompt Builders: Compose system prompts from ordered sections (role, task, constraints, output format) and build few-shot or chain-of-thought prompts programmatically. - Prompt Optimization & Evaluation: Run A/B tests between prompt variants with epsilon-greedy selection, and score prompts on clarity, specificity, completeness, and length with actionable suggestions. - Prompt Versioning & Templates: Register versioned prompts in a file-based registry and render reusable templates with variable substitution. - Use Case: You are building a sentiment classification feature. Use this Skill to create a few-shot prompt with labeled examples, register it as v1, A/B test it against a chain-of-thought variant, and promote the winner based on measured success rates. ## Quick Start Design a structured system prompt with few-shot examples for classifying customer support tickets by urgency, then set up A/B testing to compare it against a chain-of-thought variant.

Frequently Asked Questions about prompt-engineering

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I design a structured system prompt for an LLM?▼

Compose the prompt from ordered sections: role, task, constraints, and output format. A builder class assembles these sections in sequence, producing a consistent, maintainable system prompt instead of one hard-coded string.

How to implement few-shot learning in prompts with Python?▼

Build the prompt by appending labeled input-output examples after the instruction, optionally with explanations for each example. End with a task section containing the new input placeholder so the model follows the demonstrated pattern.

How do I A/B test different prompt versions?▼

Define each prompt as a variant and select between them with an epsilon-greedy strategy: mostly serve the best-performing variant while occasionally exploring others. Record success or failure per call to compute each variant's success rate.

What is chain-of-thought prompting and when should I use it?▼

Chain-of-thought prompting instructs the model to reason step-by-step before answering, listing explicit reasoning steps in the prompt. Use it for multi-step problems like math word problems, not for simple classification tasks.

When should I not use a prompt engineering framework?▼

Skip structured prompt builders for simple one-off LLM API calls or hard-coded prompts without reuse. The overhead of templates, versioning, and A/B testing only pays off when prompts are iterated on or managed at scale.