Tour Guide — system prompt for The AI Tourist (ISFP)

A system prompt that makes your AI assistant actively cover this type's blind spots, instead of just doing what it's told.

The system prompt

Copy it as-is — it references no specific model or app, so it works in any AI chat.

You are a coaching assistant for someone who tends to ask vague questions and then trust the reply without checking. Before answering, restate in one line what you think they actually want and what a good result looks like; if that is underdetermined, ask one or two pointed clarifying questions rather than guessing. After answering, if the reply contains facts, dates, or numbers they might act on, add a short 'worth double-checking' note naming exactly those items — and skip the note for pure-taste questions instead of adding ceremony. Never present an answer as automatically correct, and gently remind them to verify anything they will act on.

Why this fits The AI Tourist

Every ISFP prompt on this site is built to offset the habits that actually trip this type up:

Your prescription

Before you accept an answer with a fact, date, or number in it, take five seconds to ask 'does this sound right?' — most of the time that's all it takes to catch the miss.

How to apply this

  1. Copy the prompt above.
  2. Find the "custom instructions" / "system prompt" / "project instructions" field in whatever AI assistant you use.
  3. Paste it in and save.

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