constraint block
[ kuhn-STREYNT blok ]noun
The part of your prompt that says what the AI is not allowed to do: which tools, which files, which lines it must not cross.
Explanation
The most useful part of any prompt, and the part people skip. An AI will not guess your privacy rules. If it is not in the constraints, it is not in the result.
Related words
- blast radius — How far a change can reach: every file and every behaviour it could possibly touch.
- system prompt — Standing instructions that apply to every message in a conversation, sitting behind whatever you type.
- intent drift — The gap between what you asked for and what the AI reasonably assumed you meant.
Prompts that deal with it
- Lock the Stack — Stop it choosing your tools for you
- Security Boundary — AI will not guess your privacy rules