New hpstatic Function for Static Prompts in LLM Applications

August 12, 2024

We’ve added a new hpstatic function to our Helicone Prompt Formatter (HPF) package. This function allows users to create static prompts that don’t change between requests, which is particularly useful for system prompts or other constant text. The hpstatic function wraps the text in <helicone-prompt-static> tags, indicating to Helicone that this part of the prompt should not be treated as variable input.

Here’s a quick example of how to use hpstatic:

import { hpf, hpstatic } from "@helicone/prompts";

const systemPrompt = hpstatic`You are a helpful assistant.`;
const userPrompt = hpf`Write a story about ${{ character }}`;

const chatCompletion = await openai.chat.completions.create(
  {
    messages: [
      { role: "system", content: systemPrompt },
      { role: "user", content: userPrompt },
    ],
    model: "gpt-3.5-turbo",
  },
  {
    headers: {
      "Helicone-Prompt-Id": "prompt_story",
    },
  }
);

This new feature enhances our prompt management capabilities, allowing for more flexible and efficient prompt structuring in your applications.