# Constitutional AI Prompts

> Constitutional AI and safety guardrail prompts for aligned LLM behavior

- Skill: `a5c-ai/constitutional-ai-prompts` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add a5c-ai/constitutional-ai-prompts`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/a5c-ai/constitutional-ai-prompts/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: a5c-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/a5c-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/a5c-ai/constitutional-ai-prompts

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# Constitutional AI Prompts Skill

## Capabilities

- Design constitutional AI principles
- Implement self-critique and revision prompts
- Create harmlessness guidelines
- Design refusal patterns for unsafe requests
- Implement red-team testing prompts
- Create ethics-aware response frameworks

## Target Processes

- system-prompt-guardrails
- content-moderation-safety

## Implementation Details

### Constitutional Patterns

1. **Critique-Revision**: Self-evaluate and improve responses
2. **Principle Adherence**: Follow defined ethical principles
3. **Harmlessness Focus**: Prioritize safe responses
4. **Helpfulness Balance**: Balance helpfulness with safety
5. **Transparency**: Acknowledge limitations

### Configuration Options

- Constitutional principles list
- Critique prompts
- Revision guidelines
- Refusal templates
- Escalation triggers

### Best Practices

- Define clear constitutional principles
- Balance helpfulness and safety
- Test with adversarial inputs
- Document refusal patterns
- Regular principle review

### Dependencies

- langchain-core