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I would just make it respond ONLY in JSON and if it's non-compliant formatting then don't use it. I doubt it'd apologize in JSON format. A quick test just now seems to work

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If you're using the API's JSON mode, it will apologize in JSON. If you prompt asking for JSON not in that mode, it should work like you're thinking.

Ask the API to return escaped JSON or any other specific format. An apology or refusal won't be encoded.

I would use function calling instead to return a boolean and throw away anything that isn't a bool.

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