How to Create Custom Instructions in CometAI

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Create a Prompt

  • Open a web browser and go to CometAI.
  • Select + Prompt Template, on Assistants tab located on the left column.
    • The Prompt Template window will appear.​​​​​​
Annotated sidebar screenshot showing the Assistants tab and Prompt Template button
1Assistants tab — switches the sidebar to the Assistants view
2+ Prompt Template — creates a new prompt template
  • Provide a name and a brief description for the Custom Instructions.
Annotated Prompt Template form showing the Name and Description fields
1Name — short label for the prompt template
2Description — brief summary of what the template does
Note: For the purpose of creating a custom instruction, skip down to the "Prompt" text box.
  • In the Prompt text box write a set of custom instructions to provide rules and/or guidance that CometAI will apply to every message in a conversation. 
    • Prompts can range from providing guidance on tone and structure to redirecting users to specific reference material.

Picture of Custom Instructions Prompt Example

 

Optional: Add Conversation Tags to organize, filter, and retrieve conversations more efficiently. Tags can be used to connect to Follow-Up Buttons in conversations.
Picture of Conversation Tags and it's text box
  • Select Custom Instructions under "Template Type".
Template Type options with Custom Instructions selected
1Custom Instructions — choose this as the correct Prompt Template type
  • When complete select Save.

Implement Custom Instruction

  • On the left column, select + New Chat and a new conversation will appear.
Sidebar showing the New Chat button
1+ New Chat — select this to start a new chat
  • In the new conversation, select the Gear icon to display the additional settings.
  • Select your newly created custom instructions using the Custom Instructions drop-down.
    • Use the Temperature and Response Length to further customize CometAI's response to your conversation.
Start a new conversation panel showing Model, Custom Instructions, Temperature, and Response Length settings
1Custom Instructions — Click on it to have a dropdown listed to select the custom instruction you want to apply to the current conversation
  • Start a message with CometAI in the chat box at the bottom of the screen. 
    • In the example below, using our Custom Instructions, we asked CometAI to provide assistance with NetID passwords.

CometAI Conversation example with a selected Custom Instruction

 

Disclaimer:
Custom Instructions, are currently stored locally on the user’s browser/device, regardless of conversation storage or sync settings. As a result, these features do not automatically synchronize across different browsers or devices. If users want to reuse them when switching browsers or devices, they should save their custom instructions externally (for example, in a Word document) and recreate them as needed. This is a known issue, and the CometAI team is actively working to address it in a future release.
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