diff --git a/libs/core/kiln_ai/adapters/base_adapter.py b/libs/core/kiln_ai/adapters/base_adapter.py
index bf47b97..58468d2 100644
--- a/libs/core/kiln_ai/adapters/base_adapter.py
+++ b/libs/core/kiln_ai/adapters/base_adapter.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 class BaseAdapter(metaclass=ABCMeta):
     def __init__(self, kiln_task: Task):
         self.kiln_task = kiln_task
-        self._is_structured = self.kiln_task.output_json_schema is not None
+        self._is_structured_output = self.kiln_task.output_json_schema is not None
 
     async def invoke(self, input: str) -> Dict | str:
         result = await self._run(input)
-        if self._is_structured:
+        if self._is_structured_output:
             if not isinstance(result, dict):
                 raise RuntimeError(f"structured response is not a dict: {result}")
             if self.kiln_task.output_json_schema is None:
diff --git a/libs/core/kiln_ai/adapters/langchain_adapters.py b/libs/core/kiln_ai/adapters/langchain_adapters.py
index 0d57f11..cb70988 100644
--- a/libs/core/kiln_ai/adapters/langchain_adapters.py
+++ b/libs/core/kiln_ai/adapters/langchain_adapters.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def __init__(
             raise ValueError(
                 "model_name and provider must be provided if custom_model is not provided"
             )
-        if self._is_structured:
+        if self._is_structured_output:
             if not hasattr(self.model, "with_structured_output") or not callable(
                 getattr(self.model, "with_structured_output")
             ):
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def __init__(
 
     def adapter_specific_instructions(self) -> str | None:
         # TODO: would be better to explicitly use bind_tools:tool_choice="task_response" here
-        if self._is_structured:
+        if self._is_structured_output:
             return "Always respond with a tool call. Never respond with a human readable message."
         return None
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ async def _run(self, input: str) -> Dict | str:
             HumanMessage(content=user_msg),
         ]
         response = self.model.invoke(messages)
-        if self._is_structured:
+        if self._is_structured_output:
             if (
                 not isinstance(response, dict)
                 or "parsed" not in response
diff --git a/libs/core/kiln_ai/adapters/prompt_builders.py b/libs/core/kiln_ai/adapters/prompt_builders.py
index 45e4fb8..c4ddbbc 100644
--- a/libs/core/kiln_ai/adapters/prompt_builders.py
+++ b/libs/core/kiln_ai/adapters/prompt_builders.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def build_prompt(self) -> str:
         # TODO: this is just a quick version. Formatting and best practices TBD
         if len(self.task.requirements()) > 0:
             base_prompt += (
-                "\n\nYour response should respectthe following requirements:\n"
+                "\n\nYour response should respect the following requirements:\n"
             )
             # iterate requirements, formatting them in numbereed list like 1) task.instruction\n2)...
             for i, requirement in enumerate(self.task.requirements()):
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def build_prompt(self) -> str:
         if self.adapter is not None:
             adapter_instructions = self.adapter.adapter_specific_instructions()
             if adapter_instructions is not None:
-                base_prompt += f"\n\n{adapter_instructions}\n\n"
+                base_prompt += f"\n\n{adapter_instructions}"
 
         return base_prompt