Handling Edge Cases

Handling Edge Cases in Prompts

Common Edge Cases

1. Empty or Minimal Input "What should I do?" Handle with: "If the request is unclear, ask clarifying questions."

2. Out-of-Scope Requests Handle with: "If asked about topics outside [DOMAIN], politely redirect."

3. Harmful Requests Handle with: "Never provide [harmful content]. Instead, [alternative]."

4. Ambiguous Requests Handle with: "If multiple interpretations exist, ask for clarification or address all interpretations."

Defensive Prompting

Add guardrails:

Testing Edge Cases

Create a test suite:

Recovery Strategies

When things go wrong: