⚡️ Quickstart
Prerequisites
Basic Prompting
Create the basic prompting project
- From the Langflow dashboard, click New Project.
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Select Basic Prompting.
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The Basic Prompting flow is created.
This flow allows you to chat with the OpenAI component through the Prompt component.
Examine the Prompt component. The Template field instructs the LLM to Answer the user as if you were a pirate.
This should be interesting...
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To create an environment variable for the OpenAI component, in the OpenAI API Key field, click the Globe button, and then click Add New Variable.
- In the Variable Name field, enter
openai_api_key
. - In the Value field, paste your OpenAI API Key (
sk-...
). - Click Save Variable.
- In the Variable Name field, enter
Run
- Click the Playground button on the control panel (bottom right side of the workspace). This is where you can interact with your AI.
- Type a message and press Enter. The bot should respond in a markedly piratical manner!
Modify the prompt for a different result
- To modify your prompt results, in the Prompt template, click the Template field. The Edit Prompt window opens.
- Change
Answer the user as if you were a pirate
to a different character, perhapsAnswer the user as if you were Hermione Granger.
- Run the workflow again. The response will be markedly different.
Next steps
Well done! You've built your first prompt in Langflow. 🎉
By dragging Langflow components to your workspace, you can create all sorts of interesting behaviors. Here are a couple of examples: