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Prompt Hardening

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  • 6 repo stars
  • Updated April 13, 2026
  • lanyasheng/auto-improvement-orchestrator-skill

Hardens agent prompts, system prompts, SOUL.md and AGENTS.md files using 16 structured patterns so an LLM reliably follows instructions instead of bypassing rules.

About

Provides a systematic method and audit script for hardening prompts so agents stop ignoring or creatively circumventing rules. A developer uses it when an agent repeatedly violates the same rule or before deploying a new system prompt.

  • 16 hardening patterns (triple-reinforcement, tool-forcing, anti-rationalization, first+last repetition)
  • audit.sh runs a 16-item compliance check; advisory only, does not auto-edit prompts

Prompt Hardening by the numbers

  • 1 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • Ranked #14,102 of 16,546 AI & Agent Building skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Data as of Aug 2, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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Last updatedApril 13, 2026
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What it does

Hardens agent prompts, system prompts, SOUL.md and AGENTS.md files using 16 structured patterns so an LLM reliably follows instructions instead of bypassing rules.

Files

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Prompt Hardening

硬化 agent prompt 使其可靠遵循指令的系统化方法。

核心原则:Prompt 不是策略文档,而是错误纠正系统。最可靠的约束不是更好的措辞,而是结构化不可能性。

When to Use

  • Agent 反复违反同一条规则
  • 部署新的 agent system prompt 前需要质量审计
  • Agent "创造性地"绕过工具约束或长对话后行为漂移
  • 如果不确定是否需要硬化,先用 scripts/audit.sh 审计一遍再决定

When NOT to Use

  • 不适用于代码生成、代码审查等执行型任务(用 code-review-enhanced、tdd-workflow)
  • 不适用于 skill 质量改进流程(用 improvement-orchestrator)
  • 不要把所有 prompt 问题都归为"硬化不够"——有些需要代码级强制(P13)而不是更多文字

<example> 正确用法:对 SOUL.md 中被反复违反的 dispatch 规则进行硬化 输入: "MUST 通过 dispatch.sh 派发"(一句话,模型 3 次无视) 应用: P1+P2+P3+P5+P7+P16 六模式叠加 结果: 合规率从 ~50% → ~90%(配合 EXEC GUARD plugin P13 达到 ~99%) </example>

<anti-example> 错误用法:用 prompt-hardening 替代代码级强制 只改 SOUL.md 不加 plugin hook → prompt 层面永远不是 100% 可靠 关键约束 MUST 同时有代码级强制(P13)作为备份 </anti-example>

Quick Reference

场景推荐模式强度
模型反复违反同一条规则P1 三重强化 + P13 代码级最强
模型绕过工具约束P2 工具强制 + P3 穷举枚举
模型"合理化"违规P5 反推理阻断
长对话偏离规则P9 漂移防护 + P11 Echo-Check
新规则首次部署P4 条件触发 + P7 示例对标准

16 个硬化模式

详细说明、示例和来源见 references/patterns.md

#模式一句话说明来源
P1三重强化MUST/NEVER + good/bad example + I REPEATClaude Code, ChatGPT
P2工具强制Use X (NOT Y) + 失败原因Claude Code, Warp
P3穷举否定✅/❌ 列出所有允许/禁止行为Codex CLI
P4条件触发当 X → MUST Y / NEVER ZGemini CLI
P5反推理阻断预判模型合理化借口并阻断Claude.ai
P6优先级层级显式声明规则冲突时谁赢Gemini, Jules
P7行为锚定good/bad example + reasoning 标签Claude Code
P8范围限制做要求的事,不多做Claude Code, Warp
P9漂移防护长对话中注入提醒Claude.ai
P10信任边界区分可覆盖/不可覆盖的指令源ChatGPT
P11Echo-Check执行前复述约束Reddit (40-60% ↑)
P12约束优先约束 token > 任务描述 tokensinc-LLM (42.7%)
P13结构化不可能代码级强制 > prompt 强制Anthropic
P14状态机门禁布尔前置条件锁定阶段Factory DROID
P15自我归因修正第一人称"我刚才做错了"纠正CrewAI
P16首尾重复关键约束放 prompt 开头+结尾Lost in the Middle

可靠性等级

防护层级可靠性组合使用可靠性
软约束~40%P1 + P5~90%
MUST/NEVER~70%P1 + P5 + P13~99%
MUST + 示例~80%P1 + P5 + P13 + retry~100%

CLI

# 审计现有 prompt(16 项检查)
~/.claude/skills/prompt-hardening/scripts/audit.sh ~/path/to/SOUL.md

应用清单

#检查项
1P0 规则用了三重强化(MUST + 反面示例 + 重复)?
2工具约束用了 Use X (NOT Y) + 失败原因?
3禁止行为穷举列出?
4关键触发用了 当 X → MUST Y 格式?
5有反推理阻断?
6优先级层级显式声明?
7有好/坏示例对?
8范围边界明确?
9长对话有漂移防护?
10信任边界明确?
11关键操作前有 echo-check?
12约束 token > 任务描述 token?
13最关键约束有代码级强制(L5)备份?
14多步操作有状态机门禁?
15违规后有自我归因修正模板?
16关键约束在 prompt 首尾都出现?

Usage

1. 读取目标 prompt
2. 识别模型历史违反过的规则(最高优先级硬化)
3. 运行 scripts/audit.sh 获取 16 项检查结果
4. 历史违反 → P1 三重强化 + P13 代码级
5. 重要规则 → P2 + P4 + P5
6. 一般规则 → P3 + P7
7. 验证约束 token 占比 > 40%

Output Artifacts

请求交付物
硬化 prompt重写后的 prompt 文件
审计 prompt16 项检查清单 + 改进建议
分析违规违规模式分类 + 硬化方案

References

  • references/patterns.md — 16 个模式的详细说明和代码示例
  • references/sources.md — 13 个研究来源

Operator Notes

  • Advisory/planning skill. Does not modify target prompts automatically.
  • When execution is needed, call out that the operator must apply changes manually or use improvement-executor.

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