How to Manage System Prompts

Learn how to preview, edit, and version AI system and user prompts using the prompt management interface in Legal Watch.

July 7, 2026 By Obama

This guide explains how to preview, edit, and update system and user prompts. Completing this task ensures that your AI tools, such as the change impact analysis, operate using the most accurate and up-to-date instructions.

This guide applies to system administrators and prompt engineers. Use this workflow whenever you need to adjust AI instructions, compare version changes, or draft new prompt configurations.

Navigate to the prompt management page to view and update your system configurations.

Step #1: Click Edit next to the prompt you want to update, such as the Change impact prompt. — Click **Edit** next to the prompt you want to update, such as the Change impact prompt.

Step #2: Click inside the System prompt text field to type out your desired changes. — Click inside the **System prompt** text field to type out your desired changes.

As you make changes, the system creates a draft. Your changes won't affect the live environment until you explicitly save them as a new version.

Step #3: Select a previous version from the Version history panel to open the diff view and compare your current draft against older iterations. — Select a previous version from the **Version history** panel to open the diff view and compare your current draft against older iterations.

Step #4: Click the expand arrows in the editor window to toggle full-screen mode for easier reading. — Click the expand arrows in the editor window to toggle full-screen mode for easier reading.

Step #5: Click Discard draft to revert your uncommitted changes, or choose to save to finalize a new version. — Click **Discard draft** to revert your uncommitted changes, or choose to save to finalize a new version.

Step #6: Click the User prompt tab to view and update the user instructions using the exact same editing workflow. — Click the **User prompt** tab to view and update the user instructions using the exact same editing workflow.

Q: Can I see what changed between prompt versions?

A: Yes, you can select any previous version from the version history panel to open a diff view. This allows you to visually compare your current draft with older versions.

Q: Does editing a prompt immediately overwrite the live version?

A: No, making changes automatically creates a draft. You must save the draft as a new version to apply the changes, or you can discard the draft to cancel them.

Term	Definition
System prompt	The foundational instructions provided to an AI that dictate its role, context, and rules for processing requests.
User prompt	The specific input or query appended to the system prompt that triggers an AI response.
Diff view	A comparison interface that highlights the exact text differences between two versions of a document or prompt.
Change impact analysis	An automated workflow used to evaluate how specific document changes affect downstream requirements or domains.