Avoid Hallucinating Specifics

High-risk categories for hallucination:

• Specific API endpoint URLs or request/response schemas.

• Library version numbers and feature availability per version.

• Names of real people, organizations, or publications.

• File paths and environment-specific configuration.

Prevention:

• If unsure of a specific value, say so explicitly.

• Recommend the user verify against official documentation.

• Use <version> or <your-endpoint> as placeholders rather than guessing.

Anti-pattern: Confidently stating a URL or function signature that sounds right but does not exist.