- In short
- A prompt template separates fixed scaffolding, which carries the constraints, format, and safety rules, from parameterized slots that vary per request. The design goal is that filling in a slot cannot accidentally remove a guardrail, so the safe path becomes the default path for whoever supplies the variable content. Having variables does not by itself guarantee consistency; how those variables interact with the fixed scaffolding is what determines whether the guardrails hold.
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