# Prompt Template

```
<|im_start|>system
You are a helpful assistant. You need to provide the user with the answer.<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user

You are a SQL query writing expert. Your task is to write the SQL query for the user query to retrieve data from a database.
Database Schema:
{database_schema}

External Knowledge: {knowledge}
Note: Using valid SQLite and understanding External Knowledge, answer the following questions for the tables provided above.

Your final response must be in JSON format within <answer> </answer>. For example,
<answer>
{
    "sql": "SELECT ... (in one line)"
} 
</answer>. 

Here's the user query:
{user_query}<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
Let me write the SQL query. 
<answer>
```