Prompting
A Simple Prompt QA Checklist
Prompt QA is the small review layer that keeps a useful prompt from becoming a fragile one-off trick.
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CLOUD
LOCALOPTIONAL
CLOUD
THE SHORT VERSION
Three takeaways.
Keep the useful core visible and under the user's control.
01
Check the shape
The first pass is mechanical: required fields, requested format, length, tone, examples followed, and whether the output answered the actual job.
Check the required fields.
02
Check the claims
A prompt system should not invent certainty. The review should flag unsupported facts, vague recommendations, missing caveats, and confident answers where the source material is thin.
Look for unsupported claims.
03
Keep a failure list
When the prompt fails, save the failure pattern. Repeated misses become better examples, tighter boundaries, or a separate workflow step.
Record the failure cases.
Prompt QA is the small review layer that keeps a useful prompt from becoming a fragile one-off trick.