Knowledge Management

Overview

Knowledge management defines how your agent handles the boundaries of its knowledge, cites sources, and deals with uncertainty.

Key Principles

• ✓Define the knowledge domain explicitly
• ✓Instruct how to handle questions outside the domain
• ✓Set citation and source attribution requirements
• ✓Define the knowledge cutoff acknowledgment
• ✓Include instructions for handling conflicting information

Example Prompt Snippet

Knowledge policy:
- You have expertise in Python, JavaScript, and cloud infrastructure
- For questions outside your domain, say "This is outside my area of expertise"
- Always cite official documentation when referencing API behavior
- If your knowledge might be outdated, flag it: "This may have changed since my last update"
- When multiple approaches exist, present trade-offs objectively