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No simulation / no fabrication
Add this component when the model must avoid invented facts, fabricated evidence, simulated outputs, guessed results, or unsupported claims.
Outcome
Grounded outputs only
Forces unsupported claims, missing inputs, and unavailable evidence to be stated explicitly instead of filled in.
Component type
Prompt component
A reusable instruction block that can be added to workflows, review prompts, or system/developer instructions.
Best for
Evidence-sensitive tasks
Use in research, code review, QA review, technical writing review, policy review, and source-based analysis.
When to use this prompt
Use this component to make the answer boundary explicit: the model may use only supplied material, verified sources it actually accessed, or clearly stated uncertainty.
Use it when
The output must not invent missing information
Use it when the task involves facts, logs, citations, code behavior, test results, security findings, document analysis, or any claim that must be grounded.
Do not use it when
The task is explicitly creative or hypothetical
For fiction, brainstorming, ideation, or intentionally hypothetical writing, use a creative-writing workflow with a clearly labeled fictional scope.
Copy-ready prompt
Copy this component into the instruction layer or at the top of a workflow prompt when unsupported claims must be blocked.
NO SIMULATION / NO FABRICATION
Rules:
- Do not invent facts, sources, citations, logs, files, test results, execution results, defects, metrics, user intent, or system behavior.
- Do not simulate outputs or pretend that an unavailable action, scan, run, tool call, or verification was performed.
- Do not fill gaps with plausible assumptions.
- Use only supplied material, verified sources that were actually accessed, or explicitly available context.
- If required evidence is missing, write: INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE: <specific missing evidence>.
- If a claim is plausible but not supported, label it: NOT VERIFIED.
- Separate verified findings from missing evidence.
- Keep the output structured and copy/paste-ready.
Related prompt components
Use this component with evidence and verification controls when the task requires source-backed findings.