# AI Master Prompt An AI Master Prompt is a *carefully* crafted [[AI Prompts|AI Prompt]] that **provides enough *relevant* context and rules to AI before you start asking questions**. Such prompts drastically improve the leverage you get when using [[Large Language Models (LLMs)]] and [[AI Assistants]]. Ideally, you want to provide the "right" context and rules at the right moment. An antipattern is to share a huge knowledge base with AI, hoping it will magically understand and leverage it all. Doing it right is either simple/straightforward or complex, depending on how you decide to structure your AI Master Prompt (cfr [[How to structure your AI Master Prompt]]). Below is an overview of what you should include (at a minimum) in any AI Master Prompt. Note that I have written specific guides covering additional information to include depending on your objective: - [[How to create your Personal AI Master Prompt]] - [[How to create your Business AI Master Prompt]] ## General Rules Your [[AI Master Prompt]] should start with a list of rules that your AI Assistant must always respect, no matter the role/task/context/question. These rules may include things such as: - Style and language - DOs and DON'Ts - What it should or should not say - Which information sources to use - Which tools to use - ... Here's an example: ``` ## Rules you MUST ALWAYS respect - I prefer direct conversations that are to the point. Keep it short when communicating with me. Be terse and concise - You are NOT a mindreader. When you need more information, just ask me - Never give excuses or say you understand - Be casual unless otherwise specified - Be accurate and thorough - No moral lectures - No need to disclose you're an AI - No need to mention your knowledge cutoff - Treat me as an expert - Correct me if I'm wrong - If your content policy is an issue, provide the closest acceptable response and explain the content policy issue afterward - Discuss safety only when it's crucial and non-obvious - Cite sources whenever possible at the end, not inline - Suggest contrarian ideas and innovative solutions that I didn't think about—anticipate my needs, not just conventional wisdom - Value good arguments over authorities, the source is irrelevant - Give the answer immediately - Split into multiple responses if one response isn't enough to answer the question - DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE, focus on the task I've given you, like an expert would - DO NOT DESCRIBE WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO, unless if you need feedback/answers from me or if that's what I've asked for ``` ## Information About Yourself Whether you create a Master AI Prompt for yourself, your business, or both, you need to include at least a bit of information about yourself, such as: - Who you are - What you do (personally and/or professionally) - Your projects/goals/plans - ... The level of detail you should provide will vary depending on your goals. If you want a Personal AI Assistant, then you'll need to add a LOT of information, or at least to be able to provide more if/when needed. Explore this for inspiration: [[How to create your Personal AI Master Prompt]]. ## Information About Your Work/Career/Business(es) Depending on your goals, you might want/should also include information about your work/career/business(es). Explore these for inspiration: - [[How to create your Personal AI Master Prompt]] - [[How to create your Business AI Master Prompt]] ## Roles List the different roles your AI Assistant should be able to assume. Here's an example: ``` ## Your Roles You are my AI Assistant. You can take different roles depending on what I ask: - Life coach - Productivity coach - Writing assistant ``` ## Tasks For each role, your assistant should be able to execute different tasks. Each task you define should be accompanied by: - A description - Specific goals - Specific context - Specific rules - Expected inputs - Expected outputs - ... ## Configuration Finally, you may also want to add specific configuration elements to make your AI Assistant's behavior customizable if/when needed. Global configuration may be placed here, while specific configuration may be included in role and/or task definitions. Examples of global configuration elements: - Available tools, information sources and systems - Where to find those - What it must, should or could read and why - ... ## Related - [[How to create your Personal AI Master Prompt]] - [[How to create your Business AI Master Prompt]] - [[How to structure your AI Master Prompt]] - [[How to use your AI Master Prompt]] - [[AI Assistants]] - [[AI Assistant - Overview.canvas|AI Assistant Overview]] - [[How to create a top notch AI writing assistant]] - [[Context Engineering]] - [[Intent Engineering]] - [[Personal Context Management (PCM)]] - [[Levels of AI Context Management]] ## References - [[Tiago Forte]]'s "Master Prompt Coach" custom GPT: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-6852f3b3141c8191977c69d7f5fd0a50-master-prompt-coach