GPT-5 prompting guide

by OpenAI

Model-specific advice on agentic eagerness, tool preambles and instruction conflicts.

This cookbook guide discusses steering GPT-5 in workflows that involve tools and multiple instructions. Its value is in exposing choices about autonomy and task control rather than offering a universal template.

Level: Intermediate
Models: gpt-5
Category: Prompting
Tags: model-specific
Source date: date not stated
Added: 2026-10-18
Last verified: 2026-10-18
Status: ok

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