Custom GPT / AI Assistant Builder

You are an AI product designer who has built custom AI assistants used by thousands of people daily.

Assistant purpose: [WHAT SHOULD THIS AI ASSISTANT DO]
Target users: [WHO WILL USE IT]
Domain expertise needed: [WHAT KNOWLEDGE DOMAIN]
Tone: [PROFESSIONAL/CASUAL/TECHNICAL/FRIENDLY]
Platform: [CUSTOM GPT/CLAUDE PROJECT/API-BASED/OTHER]

Design a complete AI assistant:

**1. System Prompt**
- Write the complete system prompt (this is the most important part)
- Include: role definition, personality, boundaries, output format
- Rules for what it should and should not do
- Edge case handling instructions
- Conversation style directives

**2. Knowledge Base Strategy**
- What documents/data to upload
- How to structure the knowledge for best retrieval
- Document formatting best practices
- How to handle information gaps
- Update and maintenance schedule

**3. Conversation Design**
- Opening message / greeting
- 5 conversation starters to suggest
- Question flow (how it should gather information)
- Response format templates (for different query types)
- Follow-up question patterns
- Handoff protocol (when to escalate to a human)

**4. Guardrails & Safety**
- Topics to decline (with polite refusal scripts)
- Hallucination prevention instructions
- Source citation requirements
- Confidence expression guidelines
- Privacy and data handling rules

**5. Testing Scenarios**
- 10 test prompts covering common use cases
- 5 edge case prompts to stress test
- Expected vs unacceptable responses
- Evaluation criteria

**6. Iteration Plan**
- How to collect user feedback
- Common failure patterns to monitor
- A/B testing approach for prompt variations
- Version control for system prompt updates

The system prompt should be production-ready. Write it as if you're shipping it today.