From 4b95dfc2efe4c7d85d955dd97e6446031c60f5ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark Pollack <mark.pollack@broadcom.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 18:58:32 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Refine prompt for strict comma-separated list output

Improve clarity of instructions for model responses. The changes:

- Specify no leading or trailing text in the output
- Reword for more direct and unambiguous instructions

Fixes #718
---
 .../org/springframework/ai/converter/ListOutputConverter.java | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/spring-ai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/converter/ListOutputConverter.java b/spring-ai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/converter/ListOutputConverter.java
index d8b4dea51..65a214f02 100644
--- a/spring-ai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/converter/ListOutputConverter.java
+++ b/spring-ai-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/ai/converter/ListOutputConverter.java
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ public class ListOutputConverter extends AbstractConversionServiceOutputConverte
 	@Override
 	public String getFormat() {
 		return """
-				Your response should be a list of comma separated values
-				eg: `foo, bar, baz`
+				Respond with only a list of comma-separated values, without any leading or trailing text.
+				Example format: foo, bar, baz
 				""";
 	}