Prompt Engineering Guide
Mastering Customer support response
on Mixtral 8x22B
Stop guessing. See how professional prompt engineering transforms Mixtral 8x22B's output for specific technical tasks.
The "Vibe" Prompt
"Hey Mixtral, a customer's asking about their order. They said 'My order hasn't arrived yet and I'm really upset! Order number is 123456. Where is it?!' Can you give them a friendly and helpful response?"
Low specificity, inconsistent output
Optimized Version
You are a customer support agent for 'Acme Co.'. Your goal is to provide a helpful, empathetic, and clear response to a customer regarding their delayed order. Follow these steps:
1. Acknowledge the customer's frustration.
2. Apologize for the inconvenience.
3. State that you are looking into the order details.
4. Ask for any necessary additional information (e.g., full name, email used for order) if 'Order number 123456' is not sufficient for a direct lookup.
5. Reassure them that you will follow up with an update once you have more information.
6. Maintain a polite and professional tone.
Customer Message: 'My order hasn't arrived yet and I'm really upset! Order number is 123456. Where is it?!'
Structured, task-focused, reduced hallucinations
Engineering Rationale
The optimized prompt provides a clear persona ('Acme Co. customer support agent'), a specific goal, and a step-by-step chain-of-thought process. This guides the model to produce a structured, empathetic, and actionable response, preventing generic replies and ensuring all necessary components of a good customer service interaction are present. It reduces ambiguity and the need for the model to 'guess' the desired structure or tone.
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Token Efficiency Gain
The generated response should start with an acknowledgment of frustration.
The response should include an apology.
The response should mention investigating the order.
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