The AI memory fix: free template
Most AI chats start from zero, so you end up re-explaining your job, your project and your style every time. This one-page context file fixes that in about ten minutes.
How to use it
- Write one page. Fill in the brackets below: who you are, what you're working on, and how you want answers.
- Load it every time. Paste it at the start of a new chat, or save it in your tool's custom instructions or project instructions. The names differ by tool, and not every tool has both.
- Add one line whenever the AI gets something wrong. That's the step people skip, and it's the one that makes the file sharper every week.
The template
# My context file
Paste this at the start of a new AI chat, or save it in your tool's custom instructions / project instructions.
Fill in the brackets. Keep it to one page.
## About me
- Role: [e.g. freelance brand designer]
- Clients / audience: [e.g. independent cafés and bakeries]
- Tools I use: [e.g. Figma, Notion, Gmail]
## What I'm working on right now
- Main project: [e.g. spring menu launch for a café client]
- Deadline / stage: [e.g. launch on 1 March, drafting the announcement]
- Other ongoing work: [optional]
## How I want answers
- Length: [e.g. short, bullet points first]
- Tone: [e.g. casual, plain English]
- Never: [e.g. no emojis, no exclamation marks, no buzzwords]
- Always: [e.g. ask one clarifying question if my request is vague]
## Corrections log (step three: add one line every time the AI gets something wrong)
- [e.g. Don't suggest Canva, I only use Figma.]
- [e.g. My clients are in the UK, use British spelling.]