Boundary Setter prompt: hard constraints over soft instructions
thisguyknowsai · x · 2026-10-22
Prompt 5, the "Boundary Setter": before the task, enumerate hard stops — never invent unflagged statistics, never name people unless certain, never suggest actions that could cause specific harm, never present opinions as facts, never skip steps. These are hard stops, not guidelines — hard constraints outperform soft instructions every time.
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