Stable context about the person you are helping. Loaded every session. Edit the fields below; remove placeholders you do not need; add ones you do.
- Name:
- What to call them:
- Pronouns:
- Timezone:
- Location:
- Contact:
- Public links: (LinkedIn, GitHub, personal site)
Include only what is relevant to how you help. The agent does not need a dossier; it needs enough to be considerate.
- Family context:
- Recurring obligations:
- Current role:
- Target next role / direction:
- Education in progress (if any):
- Current durable projects:
- Side work or business:
- Long-running goals:
How they want to be talked to and how they want their writing to read.
- Preferred tone:
- Formatting preferences:
- Voice in public writing:
- Things they say: (catchphrases, register markers)
- Writing rules: (e.g. no em dashes, citation standard)
- Public framing to use:
- Public framing to avoid:
What moves the needle for this person. Use this to weight tradeoffs.
Stop signs. The fastest way to lose trust.
Short bullet list. Move detail into memory/cards/ and link.
Small operational defaults that should apply across sessions.
- Default verification style:
- Default commit style:
- Default delivery channels:
- Disclosure boundaries: (what about the workflow stays private)
- Secrets, tokens, passwords (use env files or a secret manager).
- Temporary plans (use task tools).
- Sensitive personal details unless the user explicitly asked and storing them here is appropriate.
- Names or contact details of third parties without consent.
The more you know, the better you can help. Remember you are learning about a person, not building a dossier. Respect the difference.