提示词版本管理与 A/B 测试
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提示词版本管理与 A/B 测试 将提示词作为代码资产进行版本控制、回归测试和持续优化 为什么提示词需要版本管理 提示词在 LLM 应用中的地位等同于传统软件中的"业务逻辑代码"。一个提示词的微小修改可能导致输出质量的巨大变化。然而，大多数团队对提示词的管理仍然处于"复制粘贴"阶段。 提示词管理的成熟度模型： Level 0: 硬编码 提示词直接写在代码里，散落各处，无版本控制 Level 1:...
提示词版本管理与 A/B 测试
将提示词作为代码资产进行版本控制、回归测试和持续优化
为什么提示词需要版本管理
提示词在 LLM 应用中的地位等同于传统软件中的"业务逻辑代码"。一个提示词的微小修改可能导致输出质量的巨大变化。然而，大多数团队对提示词的管理仍然处于"复制粘贴"阶段。
提示词管理的成熟度模型：
Level 0: 硬编码
提示词直接写在代码里，散落各处，无版本控制
Level 1: 文件化
提示词提取为独立文件（.txt/.yaml），纳入 Git
Level 2: 模板化
使用变量和模板引擎，支持参数化和复用
Level 3: 版本化
每个提示词有独立的版本号，变更有审计记录
Level 4: 数据驱动
A/B 测试、自动化评估、基于数据持续优化
一、版本控制体系
提示词仓库结构
prompts/
registry.yaml # 提示词注册表（元数据）
code_review/
v1.0.yaml # 版本 1.0
v1.1.yaml # 版本 1.1（小改进）
v2.0.yaml # 版本 2.0（重构）
tests/
test_cases.yaml # 测试用例
golden_outputs.yaml # 黄金标准输出
CHANGELOG.md # 变更记录
data_analysis/
v1.0.yaml
tests/
test_cases.yaml
partials/
safety_rules.yaml # 共享的安全规则模块
output_json.yaml # 共享的 JSON 输出格式
提示词元数据
# prompts/registry.yaml
prompts:
code_review:
current_version: "2.0"
description: "代码审查提示词"
owner: "platform-team"
model_compatibility:
- "claude-opus-4-6"
- "gpt-4o"
tags: ["code", "review", "security"]
created_at: "2025-10-01"
updated_at: "2026-02-15"
data_analysis:
current_version: "1.1"
description: "数据分析提示词"
owner: "data-team"
model_compatibility:
- "claude-opus-4-6"
- "gemini-2.5-pro"
tags: ["data", "analysis", "visualization"]
版本文件格式
# prompts/code_review/v2.0.yaml
metadata:
version: "2.0"
parent_version: "1.1"
author: "alice"
date: "2026-02-15"
change_summary: "重构输出格式为 JSON Schema，增加安全审查维度"
breaking_changes: true
migration_notes: "输出格式从 Markdown 变为 JSON，调用方需要更新解析逻辑"
template:
role: "高级代码审查专家"
system: |
你是一个高级代码审查专家，拥有 10 年以上的软件工程经验。
你的审查以安全性为最高优先级，其次是正确性和可维护性。
context: |
项目：${project_name}
技术栈：${tech_stack}
代码规范：${code_standard}
task: |
审查以下代码变更，按照审查标准给出结构化的审查意见。
constraints:
- "每个发现必须包含具体的行号和代码片段"
- "严重级别分为 critical/major/minor/suggestion"
- "必须提供可执行的修复建议"
- "安全相关发现必须标注 OWASP 分类"
output_schema:
type: object
properties:
summary:
type: string
description: "100字以内的审查摘要"
findings:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
severity: { type: string, enum: [critical, major, minor, suggestion] }
category: { type: string }
file: { type: string }
line: { type: integer }
description: { type: string }
suggestion: { type: string }
required: [severity, category, description, suggestion]
verdict:
type: string
enum: [approve, request_changes, reject]
examples:
- input: "def get_user(id):\n return db.execute(f'SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = {id}')"
output: |
{"findings": [{"severity": "critical", "category": "security", "description": "SQL injection"}], "verdict": "reject"}
parameters:
project_name: { type: string, required: true }
tech_stack: { type: string, required: true }
code_standard: { type: string, default: "PEP 8" }
二、变更管理流程
提示词变更工作流
提出变更 ──→ 编写新版本 ──→ 自动化测试 ──→ 代码审查 ──→ A/B测试 ──→ 全量发布
│ │ │
v v v
回归检测 人工评审 数据验证
(自动) (同行) (统计显著性)
变更记录
<!-- prompts/code_review/CHANGELOG.md -->
# Code Review Prompt Changelog
## v2.0 (2026-02-15) [BREAKING]
- 输出格式从 Markdown 改为 JSON Schema
- 新增安全审查维度（OWASP 分类）
- 新增 verdict 字段（approve/request_changes/reject）
- 测试用例从 15 个增加到 32 个
- 调用方需要更新解析逻辑
## v1.1 (2026-01-20)
- 增加性能审查维度
- 优化 Few-shot 示例（更具代表性）
- 修复：对 Python type hints 的误报
## v1.0 (2025-10-01)
- 初始版本
- 支持安全性、正确性、可维护性审查
三、自动化回归测试
测试框架设计
class PromptTestRunner:
"""提示词自动化测试运行器"""
def __init__(self, prompt_dir: str):
self.prompt_dir = Path(prompt_dir)
def run_tests(self, prompt_name: str,
version: str) -> TestReport:
"""运行指定提示词版本的所有测试"""
prompt = self._load_prompt(prompt_name, version)
test_cases = self._load_test_cases(prompt_name)
results = []
for test_case in test_cases:
result = self._run_single_test(prompt, test_case)
results.append(result)
return TestReport(
prompt_name=prompt_name,
version=version,
total=len(results),
passed=sum(1 for r in results if r.passed),
failed=sum(1 for r in results if not r.passed),
details=results
)
def _run_single_test(self, prompt: dict,
test_case: dict) -> TestResult:
"""执行单个测试用例"""
# 渲染提示词
rendered = self._render(prompt, test_case["input_params"])
# 调用 LLM
output = self._call_llm(rendered, test_case.get("input_text"))
# 执行断言
assertions = test_case.get("assertions", [])
assertion_results = []
for assertion in assertions:
result = self._check_assertion(output, assertion)
assertion_results.append(result)
return TestResult(
test_id=test_case["id"],
passed=all(r.passed for r in assertion_results),
assertions=assertion_results,
output=output,
duration_ms=self._last_duration_ms,
token_usage=self._last_token_usage
)
def _check_assertion(self, output: str,
assertion: dict) -> AssertionResult:
"""执行单个断言"""
assert_type = assertion["type"]
if assert_type == "contains":
# 输出包含特定文本
passed = assertion["value"] in output
return AssertionResult(
type=assert_type,
passed=passed,
expected=assertion["value"],
actual=f"{'found' if passed else 'not found'} in output"
)
elif assert_type == "json_schema":
# 输出符合 JSON Schema
try:
parsed = json.loads(output)
jsonschema.validate(parsed, assertion["schema"])
return AssertionResult(type=assert_type, passed=True)
except (json.JSONDecodeError, jsonschema.ValidationError) as e:
return AssertionResult(
type=assert_type, passed=False, error=str(e)
)
elif assert_type == "not_contains":
# 输出不包含特定文本（安全性检查）
passed = assertion["value"] not in output
return AssertionResult(type=assert_type, passed=passed)
elif assert_type == "llm_judge":
# 用 LLM 评判输出质量
score = self._llm_judge(output, assertion["criteria"])
passed = score >= assertion.get("threshold", 0.7)
return AssertionResult(
type=assert_type, passed=passed,
score=score, threshold=assertion.get("threshold", 0.7)
)
测试用例定义
# prompts/code_review/tests/test_cases.yaml
test_cases:
- id: "tc-001"
name: "SQL 注入检测"
category: "security"
input_params:
project_name: "test-app"
tech_stack: "Python + SQLAlchemy"
input_text: |
def get_user(user_id):
query = f"SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = {user_id}"
return db.execute(query)
assertions:
- type: "json_schema"
schema: { "$ref": "#/definitions/review_output" }
- type: "contains"
value: "critical"
- type: "contains"
value: "SQL"
- type: "not_contains"
value: "approve"
- id: "tc-002"
name: "安全代码应通过"
category: "positive"
input_params:
project_name: "test-app"
tech_stack: "Python + SQLAlchemy"
input_text: |
def get_user(user_id: int) -> User:
return db.session.query(User).filter(User.id == user_id).first()
assertions:
- type: "json_schema"
schema: { "$ref": "#/definitions/review_output" }
- type: "not_contains"
value: "critical"
- type: "llm_judge"
criteria: "审查结论是否合理？安全代码不应被报告重大问题。"
threshold: 0.8
- id: "tc-003"
name: "空输入处理"
category: "edge_case"
input_params:
project_name: "test-app"
tech_stack: "Python"
input_text: ""
assertions:
- type: "json_schema"
schema: { "$ref": "#/definitions/review_output" }
- type: "not_contains"
value: "undefined"
回归检测
class RegressionDetector:
"""提示词回归检测"""
def compare_versions(self, prompt_name: str,
old_version: str,
new_version: str,
num_runs: int = 3) -> RegressionReport:
"""对比两个版本的测试结果"""
old_results = []
new_results = []
for _ in range(num_runs):
old_results.append(
self.runner.run_tests(prompt_name, old_version)
)
new_results.append(
self.runner.run_tests(prompt_name, new_version)
)
# 聚合结果
old_pass_rate = np.mean([r.pass_rate for r in old_results])
new_pass_rate = np.mean([r.pass_rate for r in new_results])
# 统计显著性检验
_, p_value = stats.ttest_ind(
[r.pass_rate for r in old_results],
[r.pass_rate for r in new_results]
)
regressions = self._find_regressions(old_results, new_results)
return RegressionReport(
old_version=old_version,
new_version=new_version,
old_pass_rate=old_pass_rate,
new_pass_rate=new_pass_rate,
delta=new_pass_rate - old_pass_rate,
p_value=p_value,
statistically_significant=p_value < 0.05,
regressions=regressions,
verdict="PASS" if not regressions else "FAIL"
)
def _find_regressions(self, old_results, new_results):
"""找出具体的回归测试用例"""
regressions = []
old_pass_counts = defaultdict(int)
new_pass_counts = defaultdict(int)
for report in old_results:
for detail in report.details:
if detail.passed:
old_pass_counts[detail.test_id] += 1
for report in new_results:
for detail in report.details:
if detail.passed:
new_pass_counts[detail.test_id] += 1
for test_id in old_pass_counts:
old_rate = old_pass_counts[test_id] / len(old_results)
new_rate = new_pass_counts.get(test_id, 0) / len(new_results)
if old_rate > 0.8 and new_rate < 0.5:
regressions.append({
"test_id": test_id,
"old_pass_rate": old_rate,
"new_pass_rate": new_rate
})
return regressions
四、A/B 测试框架
实验设计
class PromptExperiment:
"""提示词 A/B 测试实验"""
def __init__(self, name: str, config: ExperimentConfig):
self.name = name
self.config = config
self.results = {"control": [], "treatment": []}
def assign_variant(self, request_id: str) -> str:
"""分配实验组"""
# 基于请求 ID 的确定性分配（可复现）
hash_val = hash(f"{self.name}:{request_id}") % 100
if hash_val < self.config.treatment_percentage:
return "treatment"
return "control"
def record_result(self, variant: str,
metrics: dict):
"""记录实验结果"""
self.results[variant].append({
"timestamp": datetime.now(),
**metrics
})
def analyze(self) -> ExperimentAnalysis:
"""分析实验结果"""
control = self.results["control"]
treatment = self.results["treatment"]
if len(control) < 30 or len(treatment) < 30:
return ExperimentAnalysis(
status="insufficient_data",
message=f"Need 30+ samples per group. "
f"Control: {len(control)}, "
f"Treatment: {len(treatment)}"
)
analyses = {}
for metric_name in self.config.metrics:
ctrl_values = [r[metric_name] for r in control]
treat_values = [r[metric_name] for r in treatment]
# t 检验
t_stat, p_value = stats.ttest_ind(ctrl_values, treat_values)
ctrl_mean = np.mean(ctrl_values)
treat_mean = np.mean(treat_values)
lift = (treat_mean - ctrl_mean) / ctrl_mean if ctrl_mean else 0
analyses[metric_name] = {
"control_mean": ctrl_mean,
"treatment_mean": treat_mean,
"lift": f"{lift:+.1%}",
"p_value": p_value,
"significant": p_value < 0.05,
"recommendation": (
"ADOPT" if p_value < 0.05 and lift > 0
else "REJECT" if p_value < 0.05 and lift < 0
else "CONTINUE" # 需要更多数据
)
}
return ExperimentAnalysis(
status="completed",
sample_sizes={"control": len(control),
"treatment": len(treatment)},
metrics=analyses
)
A/B 测试配置
# experiments/code_review_v2.yaml
experiment:
name: "code_review_v2_rollout"
description: "测试 v2.0 代码审查提示词的效果"
start_date: "2026-02-20"
end_date: "2026-03-05"
variants:
control:
prompt: "code_review/v1.1"
description: "当前线上版本"
treatment:
prompt: "code_review/v2.0"
description: "新版 JSON Schema 输出"
traffic_split:
control: 80
treatment: 20
metrics:
- name: "output_quality"
description: "LLM Judge 评分 (0-1)"
primary: true
direction: "higher_is_better"
- name: "schema_compliance"
description: "输出符合 Schema 的比例"
direction: "higher_is_better"
- name: "token_usage"
description: "平均 Token 消耗"
direction: "lower_is_better"
- name: "latency_ms"
description: "平均延迟（毫秒）"
direction: "lower_is_better"
guardrails:
min_sample_size: 100
max_regression_allowed: 0.05 # 主指标回归超过 5% 自动回滚
auto_rollback: true
实验结果报告
Experiment Report: code_review_v2_rollout
==========================================
Duration: 2026-02-20 to 2026-02-28 (8 days)
Status: COMPLETED
Sample Sizes:
Control (v1.1): 412 requests
Treatment (v2.0): 98 requests
Metrics:
output_quality (primary):
Control: 0.72
Treatment: 0.81
Lift: +12.5%
p-value: 0.003
Verdict: SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT
schema_compliance:
Control: 0.65
Treatment: 0.94
Lift: +44.6%
p-value: < 0.001
Verdict: SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT
token_usage:
Control: 2,340
Treatment: 2,890
Lift: +23.5%
p-value: < 0.001
Verdict: SIGNIFICANT REGRESSION (cost increase)
latency_ms:
Control: 3,200
Treatment: 3,800
Lift: +18.8%
p-value: 0.012
Verdict: SIGNIFICANT REGRESSION (slower)
Recommendation:
ADOPT with cost awareness.
Quality and compliance significantly improved.
Token usage and latency increased, acceptable tradeoff.
Consider optimizing v2.0 to reduce token consumption.
五、持续优化循环
提示词持续优化循环：
发布版本 ──→ 收集数据 ──→ 分析质量 ──→ 识别问题
^ │
│ v
└──── A/B 测试 ←── 编写新版本 ←── 设计改进
自动化优化建议
class PromptOptimizer:
"""提示词自动化优化建议"""
def analyze_failures(self, prompt_name: str,
recent_days: int = 7) -> list[dict]:
"""分析近期失败案例，生成优化建议"""
failures = self._get_recent_failures(prompt_name, recent_days)
# 按错误模式聚类
clusters = self._cluster_failures(failures)
suggestions = []
for cluster in clusters:
# 用 LLM 分析失败模式并生成优化建议
analysis = llm.generate(f"""
分析以下提示词失败案例的共同模式：
{json.dumps(cluster['samples'][:5], ensure_ascii=False)}
当前提示词：
{self._load_current_prompt(prompt_name)}
请给出具体的提示词修改建议。""")
suggestions.append({
"cluster_size": cluster["count"],
"failure_pattern": cluster["pattern"],
"suggestion": analysis,
"estimated_impact": cluster["count"] / len(failures)
})
return sorted(suggestions,
key=lambda x: x["estimated_impact"],
reverse=True)
工程实践建议
- 提示词即代码：提示词变更应该走和代码一样的 PR Review 流程
- 测试覆盖率：每个提示词至少 10 个测试用例，覆盖正例、反例、边界
- 多次运行：LLM 输出非确定性，每个测试用例至少运行 3 次取共识
- A/B 测试先行：大的提示词变更必须经过 A/B 测试验证后才全量发布
- 成本追踪：提示词优化可能增加 Token 消耗，要同时追踪成本指标
- 模型兼容性：同一提示词在不同模型上的表现可能差异巨大，需分别测试
参考资料
- PromptFoo：开源的提示词测试框架
- LangSmith：LangChain 的提示词管理和评估平台
- Braintrust：提示词版本管理 + A/B 测试平台
- Humanloop：提示词管理 + 评估 SaaS
- DSPy：自动化提示词优化框架
Maurice | maurice_wen@proton.me