Index listing of all 5 items tagged with #prompting.
A prompt can describe what you want; it cannot make the system check it. Why the useful skill is diagnosing output and moving requirements out of the prompt.
Skill vs prompt vs agent: a prompt is input for one run, a skill is a reusable versioned package, an agent picks its own next step. Where system prompts fit.
A system prompt sets the conditions an interaction runs under. What belongs in one, what does not, and why it influences behaviour without enforcing anything.
Three copy-ready AI skill templates: define a skill, review a change to it, hand it to the next step. Each field explained, with a filled example.
Shortlist for building safer, more measurable prompts.