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Quick fix: icons create-a-prompt page #2910

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Expand Up @@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ The prompt is made up of messages, each of which has a _role_, including:
- **System**: The "instruction manual". Use this to define the AI's persona, tone, and ground rules (e.g., "You are a helpful assistant that explains things like the weather").
- **Human**: The "user". This represents the person asking questions or providing instructions to the AI.
- **AI**: The "assistant". This is the model’s response. In the playground, you can use this to provide "few-shot" examples—showing the AI exactly how you want it to respond.



- **Tool / Function**: These roles represent the output from external tools (like a calculator or a search engine). They help you test how the AI should behave after receiving specific data.
- **Chat**: A general-purpose role, often used when importing logs or conversation history where specific labels haven't been assigned.
- **Messages List**: A dynamic placeholder. This allows you to add a variable that contains an entire list of previous messages, making it easy to manage long conversation histories.
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## Run the prompt

To run a prompt, use <Icon icon="circle-play"/> **Start** at the top of the right panel in the playground.
To run a prompt, use <Icon icon="player-play"/> **Start** at the top of the right panel in the playground.

## Save your prompt

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## Add metadata

To add metadata to your prompt, click the <Icon icon="ellipsis-vertical"/> **More** icon on the top right-hand side of the page and then click the <Icon icon="pencil"/> **Update metadata** from the dropdown. This brings you to a page where you can add additional information about the prompt, including a description and README.
To add metadata to your prompt, click the <Icon icon="dots-vertical"/> **More** icon on the top right-hand side of the page and then click the <Icon icon="pencil"/> **Update metadata** from the dropdown. This brings you to a page where you can add additional information about the prompt, including a description and README.

# Next steps

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