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Simplifying prompt newlines to use --- hrule and removed extra hrules #1156

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Simplified prompting around Markdown table text
jamesbraza Oct 27, 2025
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Moved to three dashes for prompt delimiters
jamesbraza Oct 27, 2025
d426d75
Reusing summary_json_prompt in summary_prompt, cleaned up newlines
jamesbraza Oct 27, 2025
255a0c5
Added failure branch for empty text
jamesbraza Oct 27, 2025
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Moved context_str_body to use three dashes for prompt delimiter as well
jamesbraza Oct 27, 2025
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Added missing period to text_with_tables_prompt_template
jamesbraza Oct 27, 2025
915c3ce
Fixed missing space in summary_prompt
jamesbraza Oct 27, 2025
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Removed extra spaces from CITATION_KEY_CONSTRAINTS
jamesbraza Oct 27, 2025
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Refreshing cassettes as needed
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Removed extra spaces from CITATION_KEY_CONSTRAINTS
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jamesbraza committed Oct 27, 2025
commit 02b12968bc141b16af41e9a7a7f5dfe04aa4c024
24 changes: 12 additions & 12 deletions src/paperqa/prompts.py
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CITATION_KEY_CONSTRAINTS = (
"## Valid citation examples, only use comma/space delimited parentheticals: \n"
"- (pqac-d79ef6fa, pqac-0f650d59) \n"
"- (pqac-d79ef6fa) \n"
"## Invalid citation examples: \n"
"- (pqac-d79ef6fa and pqac-0f650d59) \n"
"- (pqac-d79ef6fa;pqac-0f650d59) \n"
"- (pqac-d79ef6fa-pqac-0f650d59) \n"
"- pqac-d79ef6fa and pqac-0f650d59 \n"
"- Example's work (pqac-d79ef6fa) \n"
"- (pages pqac-d79ef6fa) \n"
"## Valid citation examples, only use comma/space delimited parentheticals:\n"
"- (pqac-d79ef6fa, pqac-0f650d59)\n"
"- (pqac-d79ef6fa)\n"
"## Invalid citation examples:\n"
"- (pqac-d79ef6fa and pqac-0f650d59)\n"
"- (pqac-d79ef6fa;pqac-0f650d59)\n"
"- (pqac-d79ef6fa-pqac-0f650d59)\n"
"- pqac-d79ef6fa and pqac-0f650d59\n"
"- Example's work (pqac-d79ef6fa)\n"
"- (pages pqac-d79ef6fa)"
)

qa_prompt = (
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f'"{CANNOT_ANSWER_PHRASE}." '
"For each part of your answer, indicate which sources most support "
"it via citation keys at the end of sentences, like {example_citation}. "
"Only cite from the context above and only use the citation keys from the context. "
f"{CITATION_KEY_CONSTRAINTS}"
"Only cite from the context above and only use the citation keys from the context."
f"\n\n{CITATION_KEY_CONSTRAINTS}\n\n"
"Do not concatenate citation keys, just use them as is. "
"Write in the style of a scientific article, with concise sentences and "
"coherent paragraphs. This answer will be used directly, "
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