Summary
Custom Instructions are a set of guidelines established at the beginning of a conversation with CometAI to guide it's behavior. Establishing elements can determine the tone, style and structure to how CometAI responds to prompts.
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- Open a web browser and go to CometAI.
- Select + Prompt Template, located on the right column.
- The Prompt Template window will appear.
- Provide a name and a brief description for the Custom Instructions.
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.
Optional: Add Conversation Tags to organize, filter, and retrieve conversations more efficiently. Tags can be used to connect to Follow-Up Buttons in conversations.
- Select Custom Instructions under "Template Type".
- When complete select Save.
- On the left column, select + New Chat and a new conversation will appear.
- 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 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.
Disclaimer:
In Dark Mode Theme, some users may experience visibility issues when selecting List of Custom Instructions, as certain options may appear in white and become unreadable. In this scenario, users can either hover over each custom instruction to make it visible or switch to Light Mode, where the options should display correctly. The Team is aware of this display issue and is working on getting it resolved soon.
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.