Glossary term
What is System prompt?
In Apex Flow Academy, "System prompt" means: Standing instructions that some tools let you set, which apply to a whole conversation. It is taught in Prompt Engineering Essentials. Related terms include Context window, Prompt injection, Knowledge cutoff and Stakes ladder. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is System prompt?
Standing instructions that some tools let you set, which apply to a whole conversation.
Where is System prompt taught?
System prompt is defined in Prompt Engineering Essentials.
Which terms are related to System prompt?
Next to System prompt in the course glossaries: Context window, Prompt injection, Knowledge cutoff, Stakes ladder, Regression, Library card and Test set.
Context windowPrompt injectionKnowledge cutoffStakes ladderRegressionLibrary cardTest set
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn System prompt?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Prompt Engineering Essentials: No coding, statistics or prior AI experience needed.