Chapter 6 Exercises

These exercises will help you design effective prompts and workflows that give users control.

Quiz

Test your understanding of resources, prompts, and workflows:

Exercises

1. Prompt Design Workshop ⭐⭐ Intermediate (25 min)

   • Design structured analysis prompts
   • Create safe data modification workflows
   • Build context-setting prompts for exploration

2. Building and Validating Hard Workflows ⭐⭐ Intermediate (30 min)

   • Build a SequentialWorkflow with multiple steps
   • Write validation tests for structural correctness
   • Use cargo pmcp validate workflows for project validation
   • Understand binding names vs step names

Key Concepts to Practice

• Prompts as User Control: Users explicitly choose workflows by invoking prompts
• Numbered Steps: AI follows explicit, numbered steps more reliably
• Guard Rails: Preview, confirm, then execute for dangerous operations
• Tool References: Name specific tools in prompts so AI knows what to use

Resources vs Tools Quick Reference

Next Steps

After completing these exercises, you've finished Part II: Thoughtful Design! Continue to:

• Part III: Cloud Deployment - Deploy to production
• Review Part II Exercises - Practice more design patterns