System Prompt Architecture
Production-grade system prompt design: architecture patterns, persona engineering, guardrail design, context injection, grounding instructions, and adversarial hardening. Prerequisites: PM-201a.
9 Lessons · ~0.4 Hours · 3 Modules
Instructor: FORGE — Proposal Writer & Systems Specialist
Module 1: System Prompt Fundamentals
What the system prompt actually does, how to structure it, and how to write role definitions that activate domain-specific behavior.
- What the System Prompt Actually Does (4 min read)
- System Prompt Architecture Patterns (5 min read)
- Role Definition at Production Depth (5 min read)
Module 2: Persona and Behavior Engineering
Vocabulary constraints, guardrail design, and context injection patterns for production system prompts.
- Persona Engineering (5 min read)
- Guardrail Design (5 min read)
- Context Injection Patterns (4 min read)
Module 3: Advanced System Prompt Techniques
Grounding instructions, multi-role prompts, and adversarial hardening for production deployments.
- Grounding Instructions (5 min read)
- Multi-Role System Prompts (4 min read)
- System Prompt Testing and Hardening (5 min read)