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Grounded Answer Prompt Template
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A prompt template instructing the LLM to answer using only the supplied retrieved context and to cite sources by numbered reference, together with low-temperature generation settings.
Responsibility. Constrains generation to retrieved context with citations.
Also known as: RAG prompt template, Grounding prompt
Relationships
configures structural
- Answer Synthesizer abstract Ch6.5
Design guidance
- SHOULD instruct the model to answer using ONLY the provided context and to cite sources.
- SHOULD use low temperature for factual information-retrieval tasks.
Quantitative guidance
As stated by the sources; verify before use.
- Example generation temperature 0.3 (Ch6.5).
Classification
- Patterns
- Context-only answeringNumbered source citation
- Risks mitigated
- Hallucination
Sources
- Ch6.5: T. Nguyen, "Production RAG Systems," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 6.5. ISBN: 9798244538229.