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Prompt Patterns That Work Across Every Assistant
Seven reusable prompting patterns, from role and few-shot examples to critique loops, with templates you can paste into any chatbot.
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How to Write a System Prompt That Actually Holds
Learn the structure of a strong system prompt, how to set role, rules and format, and how to test it so your assistant or bot behaves consistently.
6 min read
Getting Reliable JSON and Structured Output from AI
Techniques for making a model return clean JSON every time, from prompt wording and schemas to validation and retry loops in your code.
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Building Your First AI Agent, Step by Step
Understand what an agent is, then build a simple one: a goal, a loop, a few tools and clear stopping rules, with a framework-free Python sketch.
7 min read
Long Chats, Forgetting and Memory: How to Keep AI on Track
Why assistants lose details in long conversations, and how to use summaries, fresh chats, projects and memory features to keep context sharp.
5 min read
Doing Research with Perplexity and Other Search-Based Assistants
How answer engines with live citations differ from plain chatbots, and a repeatable method for checking sources and getting trustworthy research.
6 min read
Running Open Models: Llama, Mistral and DeepSeek Explained
What open-weight models are, why people run them locally or via hosting providers, and how to get started while respecting hardware limits and licenses.
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