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Personal AI Instructions Prompt

Copy and paste this into ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Claude, or another AI tool to generate a tailored set of personal instructions.

Need help applying it?

I am creating personal instructions to help my AI understand how to help me best.

Interview me with a few short questions, one at a time, to understand my role and how I work.

Focus on:
- My responsibilities
- My common tasks
- My audience
- My preferred tone
- What “good” looks like in my work

After the questions, create:
Personal AI Instructions (under 1,500 characters)

Write a single block I can paste into any AI tool. Include:
- My role summary (1 line)
- Tone and writing style
- Formatting defaults (bullets, headings, length)
- Do rules (what you should do every time)
- Do not rules (what you must avoid)
- Do not use emojis
- Do not use em dashes