Labs & Demos
66 interactive exercises from "From Blueprint to Application" by Fredrik Brattén & Sasa Popovic. 9 free demos to try now, 57 labs included with the course.
Part 1: Foundations of Prompt Engineering
Prompt Builder
Construct professional prompts using the RCT framework with real-time preview and export.
Four Core Principles
Interactive exploration of the four principles that separate amateur prompting from professional practice.
Prompt Anatomy Workshop
Dissect real-world prompts to understand structure, intent, and optimization opportunities.
Ten Commandments of Prompt Craft
Practice each commandment with guided exercises and before/after comparisons.
CARE Framework Builder
Build prompts using the Context-Action-Result-Evaluation framework with scoring.
RAPIDS Structure Lab
Master the Role-Action-Persona-Instructions-Details-Style prompt structure.
Chain-of-Thought Workshop
Design and test chain-of-thought reasoning prompts for complex problem solving.
Few-Shot Builder
Create few-shot learning prompts with example selection, ordering, and performance testing.
Part 2: Enterprise Prompt Library
Enterprise Flow
Navigate the complete enterprise prompt lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
Governance Framework
Design prompt governance policies, review workflows, and approval chains.
Security Prompt Patterns
Implement defensive prompting patterns that resist manipulation and data leakage.
Compliance Validator
Check prompts against regulatory requirements (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2).
Planning Templates
Enterprise-ready planning templates for AI adoption programs.
Architecture Patterns
Prompt architecture patterns for microservices, event-driven, and pipeline systems.
Injection Detection
Test and strengthen prompt injection defenses with adversarial examples.
PII Filter Lab
Build and test PII detection and redaction pipelines for sensitive data handling.
Audit Trail Builder
Design prompt audit logging systems with versioning and change tracking.
Access Control Patterns
Implement role-based prompt access with least-privilege principles.
Part 3: Domain-Specific Engineering
Model Selector
Compare AI models across cost, capability, latency, and context window for your use case.
Healthcare Prompts
Medical terminology handling, clinical decision support, and patient communication prompts.
Financial Analysis
Financial modeling prompts with regulatory awareness and risk assessment.
Manufacturing Ops
Supply chain, quality control, and predictive maintenance prompt patterns.
Legal Document Lab
Contract analysis, clause extraction, and legal research prompt engineering.
Education Prompts
Adaptive learning, assessment generation, and curriculum design prompts.
Customer Service
Intent classification, sentiment-aware responses, and escalation routing prompts.
Five-Point Protocol
Apply the Five-Point Prompt Verification Protocol to prevent drift and hallucination.
Meta-Prompting Lab
Use AI to generate, evaluate, and refine prompts automatically.
Prompt Chaining
Design multi-step prompt chains with conditional branching and error recovery.
Ensemble Methods
Combine multiple prompt strategies for higher accuracy and reliability.
Red Team Lab
Adversarial testing of your prompts to find vulnerabilities before deployment.
Part 4: Advanced Prompting Techniques
Persona Engineering
Design, test, and validate AI personas with consistent voice and expertise boundaries.
Self-Improvement Loops
Build prompts that iteratively refine their own output through critique cycles.
Paradox Resolution
Handle contradictory requirements and ambiguous instructions gracefully.
Advisory Board Pattern
Simulate multi-expert consultation for complex decisions using prompt ensembles.
Esoteric Techniques
Explore unconventional prompting approaches from research frontiers.
Token Calculator
Estimate token usage, costs, and context window utilization across models.
Prompt Decomposition
Break complex prompts into composable, testable, reusable components.
YAML Prompt Config
Manage prompts as configuration with version control, variables, and environments.
Deployment Strategies
Blue-green, canary, and A/B testing strategies for prompt rollouts.
API Integration Lab
Connect prompts to REST APIs, webhooks, and event-driven architectures.
Monitoring Dashboard
Build prompt performance monitoring with quality metrics and alerting.
Part 5: Implementation Roadmap
90-Day Implementation Plan
Structured roadmap: Foundation (weeks 1-4), Scaling (5-8), Optimization (9-12).
CoE Design Workshop
Design a Center of Excellence for AI prompt engineering in your organization.
Change Management
Adoption strategies, stakeholder alignment, and resistance handling patterns.
ROI Calculator
Measure and communicate the business value of prompt engineering investments.
Readiness Assessment
Evaluate your organization's readiness for AI adoption across 12 dimensions.
Three Waves Strategy
Plan phased AI rollout: automation, augmentation, and transformation waves.
Career Lattice Builder
Map career development paths in the evolving AI engineering landscape.
Ethics Framework
Build an ethical AI framework covering bias, transparency, and accountability.
Future Scenarios
Scenario planning for AI evolution: near-term, mid-term, and long-term horizons.
Part 6: Infrastructure & Autonomous Systems
MCP Server Setup
Build your first Model Context Protocol server from scratch with FastMCP.
Three Pillars of MCP
Master Resources, Tools, and Prompts - the three pillars of the MCP protocol.
FastMCP Deep Dive
Advanced FastMCP patterns: lifecycle hooks, middleware, error handling, testing.
NEXT.md Task Management
Implement AI-native task tracking with NEXT.md convention and automation.
MCP Ecosystem Lab
Connect multiple MCP servers into a coordinated ecosystem with discovery.
Security Assessment Agent
Build an autonomous security assessment agent with OWASP scanning and 5PP.
Hanna Agent Pattern
Implement the Hanna agent architecture: observe, orient, decide, act loop.
Think-Decide-Act Loop
Build cognitive agent loops with structured reasoning and action selection.
Multi-Agent Coordination
Design multi-agent systems with task distribution, consensus, and conflict resolution.
Memory Systems
Implement short-term, long-term, and episodic memory for persistent AI agents.
Workflow Orchestration
Build end-to-end AI workflows with conditional routing and quality gates.
Appendices & Reference
Prompt Template Gallery
Browse and customize 50+ production-tested prompt templates across domains.
Tool Comparison Matrix
Compare AI tools, platforms, and frameworks with decision criteria.
Glossary Quiz
Test your knowledge of AI and prompt engineering terminology.
Quick Reference Card
Printable cheat sheet of essential prompt patterns and frameworks.
5-Component Framework
Master the five components that make up every effective prompt.