Prompt Engineering Patterns Advanced prompt engineering techniques to maximize LLM performance, reliability, and controllability. Core Capabilities 1. Few-Shot Learning Teach the model by showing examples instead of explaining rules. Include 2-5 input-output pairs that demonstrate the desired behavior. Use when you need consistent formatting, specific reasoning patterns, or handling of edge cases. Additional examples may help or hurt; evaluate their relevance and token cost. Example: 2. Chain-of-Thought Prompting Ask for a concise rationale, assumptions, calculations or independently checkabl…