So you built a bot with your secret sauce in the system prompt and now Poe is serving it up on a silver platter to your users? Classic.
It's not a bug, it's a "feature." The platform's design. If you're using a shared bot, the prompt is often visible in the chat interface, especially if you're using certain bot creation frameworks they provide. Their stance is usually that transparency is good for the user. For you, it means your proprietary methods or paid prompt engineering are just out in the open.
Things I've seen "leak":
* Your carefully engineered chain-of-thought instructions.
* The exact names of files you uploaded for context.
* That third-party API key you shouldn't have embedded.
Workarounds are clunky:
* Move critical logic to an external API you call (adds cost, complexity).
* Use a private bot (defeats the "shared" purpose and may require a subscription).
* Obfuscate with meaningless placeholders in the prompt, then replace them via code (fragile).
Bottom line: if your bot's value is entirely in a hidden prompt, Poe's shared bot structure is a direct risk. You're relying on a platform that inherently values visibility over your secrecy.
Read the contract