What kind of prompts work with AI Agents?

​Why your ChatGPT prompts don't work for agents.

​Part 3 of Agent Building 101.

​You will discover:

• ​Tool descriptions that work

• ​Agent vs chatbot prompts

• ​Error recovery prompts

• ​The inner monologue pattern

​🎁 Get a FREE Agent Prompt Engineering Cheatsheet

​A quick-reference guide for writing prompts that work with agentic systems.

​What's included:

• ​Tool description templates (the #1 factor in agent reliability)

• ​Error recovery prompt patterns

• ​Inner monologue scaffolding examples

• ​Autonomy calibration guide (when to constrain vs. empower)

• ​Side-by-side: chatbot prompts vs. agent prompts

​Host

• ​​Aqib Ansari | Co-founder & CAIO, Beam AI