Prompt

Troubleshoot prompt output formatting after a prompt change

Artificial Intelligence / MLOps1 observationLast seen Sep 30, 2026

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Sep 30, 2026OpenAI APIWeb search: off

Sure — I can help troubleshoot that.
To pinpoint the formatting issue after the prompt change, please share:

  1. The old prompt and the new prompt
  2. A sample input
  3. The expected output format
  4. The actual output format
  5. What model/runtime you’re using (if relevant)

If you want, paste them in this template:

Old prompt:
...

New prompt:
...

Input:
...

Expected output:
...

Actual output:
...

Once I have that, I can help identify whether the issue is:

  • prompt wording causing the model to ignore structure,
  • a delimiter / formatting mismatch,
  • the model drifting from schema,
  • or a post-processing/parsing issue in your app.

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