# AI Instructions: what they are and how to edit them

Instructions are essential for defining your Agent's behavior and capabilities in AIsuru. You can use them to set:

* Your Agent's **role and expertise**;
* **Response style**;
* **Behavioral limits and guidelines**.

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Never include confidential information in your Agent's instructions. **Anything you put in the instructions could be revealed to the user**!
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### Accessing and editing instructions

To edit your Agent's instructions, follow these steps:

1. Open the management panel for the Agent you want to configure;
2. Select  **Settings** in the sidebar;
3. Inside the page, open the  **AI** section;
4. Find the "Instructions" field, make your changes, and click "Save changes".

*Note: The "Instructions" field can be expanded by clicking "Expand" to open an advanced system prompt editor.*

If you want to write effective instructions, continue to the next chapter 👇


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.aisuru.com/en/generative-ai/ai-instructions/ai-instructions-what-they-are-and-how-to-edit.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.