# Prompt Engineering Anatomy Of A Prompt

> Sub-skill of prompt-engineering: Anatomy of a Prompt (+1).

- Skill: `vamseeachanta/prompt-engineering-anatomy-of-a-prompt` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add vamseeachanta/prompt-engineering-anatomy-of-a-prompt`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/vamseeachanta/prompt-engineering-anatomy-of-a-prompt/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- Author: vamseeachanta (https://skillmd.com/u/vamseeachanta)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/vamseeachanta/prompt-engineering-anatomy-of-a-prompt

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# Anatomy of a Prompt (+1)

## Anatomy of a Prompt


```
[SYSTEM CONTEXT]     - Who is the AI, what are its capabilities/constraints
[TASK DESCRIPTION]   - What needs to be done
[INPUT DATA]         - The specific content to process
[OUTPUT FORMAT]      - How the response should be structured
[EXAMPLES]           - Optional: demonstrations of desired behavior
[CONSTRAINTS]        - Limitations, things to avoid
```

## The Prompt Engineering Loop


```
1. Define Goal     -> What do you want to achieve?
2. Draft Prompt    -> Initial attempt
3. Test            -> Run with diverse inputs
4. Analyze         -> Identify failures and patterns
5. Refine          -> Improve based on analysis
6. Repeat          -> Until quality meets requirements
```