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Constraints are instructions too

Part of Prompting Patterns

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Stating hard limits — length, banned content, must-keep facts — prevents the failures you cannot un-see

This lesson is part of Prompting Patterns. Six repeatable patterns that work in any AI tool — decompose big jobs, make it interview you, compare options, and steer without starting over.

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