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Editing Prompts

Editing Prompts

Prompt editing is one of the most powerful tools available in the admin panel — and one that requires care. Changes to the practitioner base prompt directly change how the AI behaves in every future session.

How to Edit

  1. Go to Admin → Prompts tab
  2. Read the Prompt Engineering Blueprint section above the textarea — it explains the intent of each prompt section
  3. Edit the prompt content in the textarea
  4. Click Save Prompt
  5. A green success notice confirms the save

Changes are live immediately — the next session started will use the updated prompt.

Before Editing — Best Practices

  • Copy the current prompt to a text file before making changes. There is no built-in version history.
  • Change one thing at a time. Test after each change before making another.
  • Run a test session after saving — go to the client-facing site, start a session, and verify the behaviour matches your intent.
  • Be precise. The AI follows your instructions literally. Vague instructions produce inconsistent results.

Common Edits

Adjusting the session question count

Find the instruction that references the number of questions (e.g. "ask no more than five questions") and change the number. Also update the corresponding guardrail to match.

Changing the closing message format

Find the section that describes the closing message structure and edit it. Be explicit: "End with exactly these three elements in this order: ..."

Adjusting tone

Add or modify tone instructions: "Always respond with warmth and without clinical language. Never use terms like 'disorder', 'symptoms', or 'pathology'."

Adding a new methodology element

Insert a new instruction block after the existing methodology section. Describe what to look for and how to apply it.

What Not to Change

  • Do not remove the boundary/guardrail instructions from the prompt — the guardrails table provides backup, but belt-and-braces is better
  • Do not remove the closing CTA instructions — these drive the marketing funnel
  • Do not make the prompt so long it exceeds the AI's context capacity — keep it under ~2,000 words

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