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Prompting & Interaction

User Message

A user message contains the request or information supplied by the person interacting with a conversational model.

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The application labels it with a user role so the model can distinguish it from system guidance, assistant output, and tool results. User content can still include data, quoted instructions, or malicious text that requires contextual handling.

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Conversation HistoryInstruction HierarchyAssistant MessageStop SequencePrompt EngineeringThinking Level

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