What works better, Negative or Exclusive Constraints
We all know if you aren't verbose with your prompts the LLM may not be a good boy.
You may have a certain way that you want your workflow to be but it just keeps choosing another way. (using Bash commands when the environment is Windows, etc)
I think of negative constraints like:
Don't use git commands unless explicitly asked.
And Exclusive constraints like:
Use git commands ONLY when explicitly asked.
Just an interesting thought, which do you think the LLM will listen to better? Think it depends on the model? (Claude vs Gemini)
Posted Feb 15, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC
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