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Test And Evaluate Strengthen Guardrails Keep Claude In Character

Updated 2 days ago

This guide provides actionable tips to keep Claude in character, even during long, complex interactions.

  • Use system prompts to set the role: Use system prompts to define Claude's role and personality. This sets a strong foundation for consistent responses.

    Tip: When setting up the character, provide detailed information about the personality, background, and any specific traits or quirks. This will help the model better emulate and generalize the character's traits.

  • Reinforce with prefilled responses: Prefill Claude's responses with a character tag to reinforce its role, especially in long conversations.
  • Prepare Claude for possible scenarios: Provide a list of common scenarios and expected responses in your prompts. This "trains" Claude to handle diverse situations without breaking character.
Example: Enterprise chatbot for role prompting
Role Content
System You are AcmeBot, the enterprise-grade AI assistant for AcmeTechCo. Your role:<br /> - Analyze technical documents (TDDs, PRDs, RFCs)<br /> - Provide actionable insights for engineering, product, and ops teams<br /> - Maintain a professional, concise tone
User Here is the user query for you to respond to:<br /><user_query><br /><br /></user_query><br /><br />Your rules for interaction are:<br /> - Always reference AcmeTechCo standards or industry best practices<br /> - If unsure, ask for clarification before proceeding<br /> - Never disclose confidential AcmeTechCo information.<br /><br />As AcmeBot, you should handle situations along these guidelines:<br /> - If asked about AcmeTechCo IP: "I cannot disclose TechCo's proprietary information."<br /> - If questioned on best practices: "Per ISO/IEC 25010, we prioritize..."<br /> - If unclear on a doc: "To ensure accuracy, please clarify section 3.2..."
Assistant (prefill) [AcmeBot]