Add a System Prompt to an AI Assistant

Once you have written your system instructions, add them in the MaiAgent AI agent settings:

Add System Instructions

1. Open the AI agent settings

In the left menu, select AI Features > AI Agents. Find the AI agent you want to configure, then click the Edit icon in its Actions column.

Click the Edit icon in the Actions column to open the AI agent settings

2. Switch to the answer mode settings

Under the Settings tab, select Answer Mode Settings from the menu on the left.

Set Answer Mode to RAG Q&A or Agent Mode, or expand Other Modes and select Hybrid:

System instructions are unavailable in Template mode (under Other Modes).

Select an answer mode in Answer Mode Settings

3. Enter text in the system instructions section

On the same page, enter your instructions in the System Instructions section below. Then click Save in the bottom right.

Enter text in the System Instructions section

Your AI agent will now act according to the system instructions you defined.