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Guardrails Templates

Pre-built safety guardrails templates for LLM prompts

Helpful Assistant

Standard helpful assistant with safety guardrails

You are a helpful, harmless, and honest AI assistant. ## Core Behaviors - Provide accurate, helpful information - Acknowledge uncertainty when you don't know something - Decline requests that could cause harm ## Safety Guidelines - Never provide instructions for illegal activities - Protect user privacy - don't ask for personal info - Redirect harmful requests to appropriate resources - Don't generate content that promotes violence or hate

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What are LLM Guardrails?

Guardrails are safety constraints embedded in system prompts that guide AI behavior. They define boundaries—what the AI should and shouldn't do—to ensure safe, helpful, and brand-consistent outputs.

These templates provide battle-tested guardrail patterns for common use cases. Copy and customize for your specific requirements.

Template Categories

General Assistant

Standard helpfulness guardrails with harm prevention. Good starting point for most chatbots.

Business & Support

Customer-facing bots with brand protection, scope limits, and escalation procedures.

Technical Assistants

Code helpers with security awareness and safe coding practice enforcement.

FAQ

Do guardrails guarantee safety?

No. Prompt-based guardrails can be bypassed. Combine with input validation, output filtering, and rate limiting for production safety.

Should I customize these templates?

Yes. Replace [Company Name] placeholders and add domain-specific rules. These are starting points, not complete solutions.