Prompt Engineering
Advanced
Agentic Workflows
Design multi-step assistants that can inspect, decide, act, and verify.
45 min
3 sections
agents
planning
tools
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01. Agents need operating rules
Section 1 of 3
An agent is an LLM loop with tools, memory, and objectives. The prompt should define scope, planning behavior, tool permissions, stop conditions, escalation conditions, and verification requirements.
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Agent instructions:
- Work only inside the assigned repository.
- Inspect before editing.
- Prefer minimal changes.
- Run targeted tests after edits.
- Stop and ask for approval before deleting files, changing public APIs, or touching secrets.
- Report changed files, tests run, and remaining risk.Back to Course