dspy

Declaratively program language models and automatically optimize prompts with DSPy.

52|6|Updated Nov 24, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/ovachiever/droid-tings --skill dspy
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: dspy
Source: https://github.com/ovachiever/droid-tings/tree/main/skills/dspy
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/ovachiever/droid-tings --skill dspy

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires dspy, openai, anthropic, and includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This skill eliminates manual prompt engineering and trial-and-error optimization, allowing you to declaratively program and automatically improve complex AI systems like RAGs and agents. It saves significant development time and systematically improves model reliability and performance.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Declarative LM Programming: Define AI tasks with clear input/output signatures, letting DSPy automatically generate and optimize prompts.
  • Automatic Prompt Optimization: Systematically improve model outputs using data-driven optimizers like BootstrapFewShot and MIPRO, ensuring higher accuracy and consistency.
  • Modular AI Pipelines: Build complex multi-stage RAG systems and agents with reusable, optimizable components, simplifying development and maintenance.
  • Use Case: Develop a robust question-answering system that automatically learns from examples to generate more accurate and reliable answers, without manual prompt tuning or complex prompt engineering.

Quick Start

Help me build a question-answering system using DSPy. I want to define a signature for question -> answer.

Frequently Asked Questions about dspy

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I automate prompt optimization for AI systems instead of manual tuning?

Prompt optimization automates improving model outputs through data-driven optimizers like BootstrapFewShot and MIPRO, eliminating manual trial-and-error tuning. DSPy declaratively defines task signatures and automatically generates and refines prompts to increase accuracy and consistency across multiple LM providers.

Can I build modular RAG pipelines that automatically improve over time?

DSPy enables building reusable, multi-stage RAG components with declarative signatures that compose into scalable systems. Its integrated optimizers systematically improve pipeline performance by learning from examples, reducing development time and maintenance complexity for question-answering and retrieval systems.

What's the difference between declarative LM programming and traditional prompt engineering?

Declarative programming defines input-output task signatures upfront, letting DSPy automatically generate and optimize prompts, versus manually writing and iterating prompts. This approach scales across multiple reasoning strategies like ChainOfThought and works with OpenAI, Anthropic, and other LM providers without rewriting logic.

Does DSPy work with multiple LLM providers like OpenAI and Anthropic?

DSPy supports multiple LM providers including OpenAI and Anthropic, letting you switch backends or compose systems across providers without rewriting task definitions. This flexibility enables consistent optimization workflows regardless of which language model you deploy.

How do I build an AI agent or classifier that learns from examples automatically?

Define a signature specifying inputs and outputs, compose DSPy modules for your agent or classifier logic, then apply optimizers like BootstrapFinetune to learn from training examples. DSPy automatically generates few-shot examples and refines prompts to improve reliability and accuracy.

What limitations exist when scaling DSPy systems to production AI workflows?

DSPy optimizers require quality training examples and may increase inference latency during optimization phases. Complex multi-stage systems benefit from careful signature design and validation; constraint handling and error recovery in production deployments require explicit reasoning strategies and monitoring.