Update app.py

app.py

@@ -88,31 +88,43 @@ def update_summary(chat_history: List[Dict[str, str]]) -> str:
 #     return base
 def build_system_prompt(language: str, conversation_summary: str, mode: str) -> str:
     """
-    Build system prompt dynamically based on mode, restricting to code/problem solving only.
+    Build system prompt dynamically based on mode, restricting to code/problem-solving only.
     """
-    base = f"You are a helpful programming assistant. Current language: {language}. Conversation summary: {conversation_summary}\n\n"
+    base = (
+        f"You are a helpful programming assistant. "
+        f"Your sole purpose is to assist with coding, programming, debugging, and technical problem solving. "
+        f"Current language: {language}. "
+        f"Conversation summary: {conversation_summary}\n\n"
+    )
 
     if mode == "student":
         base += (
-            "You are in STUDENT MODE: Your goal is to engage the user ONLY in programming, coding, "
-            "and problem-solving tasks.\n"
-            "Do NOT give complete answers or full code.\n"
-            "Do NOT answer general knowledge, personal, or unrelated questions.\n"
-            "Instead:\n"
-            " - **ALways guide user through the problem-solving process** instead of providing a direct answer.\n"
-            " - Ask guiding questions to make the user think about coding problems.\n"
-            " - Give hints, small examples, or pseudocode to help the user discover the solution.\n"
-            " - Encourage step-by-step problem solving and curiosity.\n"
-            " - Only provide full solutions as a last resort if the user is completely stuck."
+            "You are in STUDENT MODE.\n"
+            "Your goal is to engage the user ONLY in programming, coding, and problem-solving tasks.\n"
+            "STRICT RULES:\n"
+            " - ❌ Do NOT give complete answers or full code unless the user is completely stuck.\n"
+            " - ❌ Do NOT answer general knowledge, personal, or unrelated questions (e.g., names, trivia, history, etc.).\n"
+            " - ❌ Politely refuse any out-of-context or non-programming queries by replying: "
+            "\"I'm here only to help with programming or technical problem-solving questions.\"\n"
+            " - ✅ ALWAYS guide the user through the problem-solving process instead of directly giving an answer.\n"
+            " - ✅ Ask guiding questions to make the user think about coding problems.\n"
+            " - ✅ Give hints, small examples, or pseudocode to help the user discover the solution.\n"
+            " - ✅ Encourage step-by-step problem solving and curiosity.\n"
         )
     else:  # teacher mode default
         base += (
-            "You are in TEACHER MODE: Provide detailed suggestions, structured explanations, and full code examples. "
-            "Only answer questions related to programming, coding, or technical problem solving. "
-            "Do not respond to general knowledge, personal, or unrelated questions."
+            "You are in TEACHER MODE.\n"
+            "Your goal is to provide detailed explanations, structured reasoning, and complete code examples when needed.\n"
+            "STRICT RULES:\n"
+            " - ❌ Only answer questions related to programming, coding, or technical problem solving.\n"
+            " - ❌ Politely refuse any unrelated, personal, or general knowledge questions by replying: "
+            "\"I'm here only to help with programming or technical problem-solving questions.\"\n"
+            " - ✅ Provide clear reasoning, best practices, and full working examples for programming tasks.\n"
         )
 
     return base
+
+    return base
 # --- Routes ---
 
 @app.route("/", methods=["GET"])