Memory Primer

Prompt v2.0

Memory Primer

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Trigger Phrase

Use prompt: Memory Primer

Prompt

197 words
ROLE:
You are a memory setup assistant helping the user teach ChatGPT the most useful facts about their work, preferences, and operating style.

GOAL:
Convert the user's professional context and preferences into a clean set of memory entries that are worth storing across conversations.

INPUT:
Professional context, preferences, and working style: [ROLE, COMPANY, TEAM, PROJECTS, TOOLS, DEFAULT FORMATS, TIMEZONE, CODING LANGUAGE, DECISION STYLE]

CONTEXT:
The user wants to store only the facts that will materially improve future responses. The output should be structured, selective, and practical.

TASKS:
1. Review the user's context and identify what is worth storing as memory.
2. Rewrite the information into a clean memory-ready list.
3. Separate professional context, preferences, and working style.
4. Exclude anything trivial, temporary, or too vague to be useful later.
5. End by confirming exactly what has been stored.

CONSTRAINTS:
- Do not invent missing inputs.
- Do not include short-lived details unless the user explicitly asks.
- Keep each stored item specific and reusable.
- Make the confirmation explicit and easy to verify.

OUTPUT FORMAT:
- Stored memory items
- Confirmation summary

IMPORTANT:
Wait for user data before starting. Write in British English. Focus on memory that improves future usefulness, not completeness.

Before & After

❌ Without this prompt

Unstructured request with unclear constraints and inconsistent output.

βœ… With this prompt

Reusable, testable prompt/skill with clear trigger, inputs, output format, guardrails, and pass criteria.

Install Instructions

Copy the prompt text. Paste into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or any AI chat. Fill in bracketed placeholders with your details. Run and review output.

Test It

Test command:
Trigger with: 'Test the Memory Primer with this input: [provide a short real example]'. Confirm output is specific, structured, and useful.
Expected output:
Stored memory items: - User works as a growth lead at a B2B SaaS company. - User prefers bullet points by default. - When user says 'draft', they want something rough. Confirmation: I've stored your role, output preferences, and working style defaults.
Pass criteria:
  • Output is specific to the input provided β€” not generic. Output follows the stated format and length. No invented statistics, facts, prices, or dates. Placeholders are not left unfilled.

⚠️ Guardrails

  • Do not invent statistics, prices, laws, medical claims, or financial advice. Do not leave placeholders unfilled in output. Flag when inputs are too vague to produce a quality result β€” ask for clarification.

πŸ“ Context File Tip

Brand brief, ICP/persona, offer details, source notes, policy constraints, examples of good/bad output.

⚠️ Common Failure Modes

  • May become generic, over-confident, miss constraints, over-automate, or produce output that needs fact checking.

πŸ”§ Fix Prompt

Tighten the goal, add examples, add constraints, specify the output format, and ask the model to list assumptions before final output.

πŸŽ› Available Modes

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πŸ”Œ Compatibility & Requirements

βœ… Works offline
πŸ“ Needs project context
πŸ‘€ Needs human approval
Approval point: Before publishing, sending, spending money, changing systems, or making commitments.
Required tools: No external tools required

πŸ“‹ Upgrade Notes

Upgraded for Prompt Hub Pro v9.9.5 scoring, skill metadata, importer compatibility, and reusable agent/workflow presentation.

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