What should prompts include to promote safe tool usage?

• A. Prompts should include explicit safety constraints, refusal triggers, and examples showing proper usage.
• B. Rely on model autonomy for safety.
• C. Avoid safety prompts to improve speed.
• D. Focus only on data formatting.

Answer: (A)

Prompts guide safe tool usage by embedding clear safety boundaries into how the tool should operate. Explicit safety constraints tell the model what it must not do, refusal triggers define when the model should push back or refuse, and examples of proper usage show what compliant behavior looks like. This combination provides concrete guardrails, reduces ambiguity, and helps the model act safely across different situations. Relying on model autonomy leaves safety to chance, and focusing only on speed by avoiding safety prompts can overlook important risks. Emphasizing data formatting alone misses the broader responsibility to constrain behavior and prevent unsafe outputs.