Directives

What it does

This skill allows you to provide instructions and constraints to an AI agent, influencing its behavior and output. It enables specifying desired formats, tones, or limitations on responses. Essentially, it's about guiding the AI’s actions through precise commands.

When to use it

• Formatting Output: You need the AI to present information in a specific format like JSON, Markdown tables, or bulleted lists.
• Controlling Tone: You want the AI to respond with a particular tone – formal, informal, humorous, etc.
• Limiting Scope: You wish to restrict the AI's responses to a certain topic or exclude specific information.
• Defining Length Constraints: You need the AI to keep its answers within a defined word count or character limit.

Key capabilities

• Specifying output formats (e.g., JSON, Markdown)
• Controlling response tone and style
• Setting length constraints for responses
• Limiting topic scope

Example prompts

• "Respond in JSON format with the keys 'title' and 'description'."
• "Answer as if you were a friendly chatbot."
• "Summarize this article in under 100 words."
• "Only discuss topics related to astrophysics."

Tips & gotchas

The effectiveness of this skill depends on clear and specific instructions. Vague directives may lead to unpredictable results, so be precise with your requests.