Prompt Engineering Cheat Sheet — Quick Reference 2026

The only cheat sheet you need. All 20 techniques in one reference with when-to-use guidelines and example templates.

Example Prompts

Quick reference: 'For [task type], the recommended technique is [technique]. Template: [template]. Works best with: [models].'

What are the essential techniques every developer should know?

The core 5: zero-shot, few-shot, chain-of-thought, role prompting, and system prompt design. These handle 90% of use cases.

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