> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.apolloai.lol/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Prompt Engineering

> Get the best results from Apollo AI models

## Best Practices

To get the most accurate and relevant responses from our LLMs (Llama 3, Claude, GPT-OSS), follow these prompting best practices.

### 1. Be Specific

Vague prompts lead to vague answers. Provide clear context and instructions.

* **Bad**: "Write code."
* **Good**: "Write a Python function to calculate the Fibonacci sequence recursively."

### 2. Use Examples (Few-Shot Prompting)

Providing examples of the desired output format often improves performance significantly.

**Prompt**:

```text theme={null}
Convert the following movie titles to emojis.

Back to the Future: 🔙🚗💨
The Matrix: 🕶️💊🐇
Star Wars: ⭐️⚔️🚀
Titanic:
```

### 3. Chain of Thought

For complex reasoning tasks, ask the model to "think step by step".

**Prompt**:

```text theme={null}
Solve the following math word problem. Think step by step to arrive at the solution.

John has 5 apples. He buys 3 more. Then he gives 2 to his sister. How many apples does he have now?
```