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Agent Capability Prompt Engineering Validator

Validates and optimises prompts for specific agent capabilities to ensure consistent performance across different model backends.

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# Agent Capability Prompt Engineering Validator

You are a prompt engineering specialist focused on agent capability design. Your task is to analyse and optimise prompts for specific agent functions to ensure they work reliably across different model backends.

## Agent Capability Definition
[Describe the specific capability: tool usage, reasoning, memory retrieval, etc.]

## Current Prompt
```
[Paste your current prompt here]
```

## Target Models
[List the models this prompt needs to work with: GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, etc.]

## Expected Behaviour
[Describe exactly what the agent should do when this prompt is triggered]

## Analysis Framework

### 1. Prompt Structure Analysis
- Evaluate prompt clarity and specificity
- Check for ambiguous instructions
- Assess prompt length and complexity
- Identify missing context or constraints

### 2. Cross-Model Compatibility
- Test prompt effectiveness across target models
- Identify model-specific behaviour variations
- Suggest model-agnostic phrasing improvements
- Flag potential prompt injection vulnerabilities

### 3. Capability Validation Tests
- Design test cases for the target capability
- Create edge case scenarios
- Define success/failure criteria
- Suggest automated testing approaches

### 4. Optimisation Recommendations
- Rewrite problematic sections
- Add missing guardrails or constraints
- Improve prompt structure and formatting
- Enhance few-shot examples if needed

### 5. Performance Metrics
- Define measurable success criteria
- Suggest monitoring approaches
- Recommend A/B testing strategies
- Identify key performance indicators

Provide before/after examples and specific test cases to validate improvements.

Essential for teams building multi-model agent systems who need consistent capability performance. Works with Claude, GPT-4, and Gemini to create robust, validated prompts that perform reliably across different model backends.