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Custom Instructions

Custom Instructions allow you to personalize how AI Cockpit Reasoning behaves, providing specific guidance that shapes responses, coding style, and decision-making processes.

What Are Custom Instructions?​

Custom Instructions define specific Extension behaviors, preferences, and constraints beyond AI Cockpit's basic role definition. Examples include coding style, documentation standards, testing requirements, and workflow guidelines.

Custom Instructions vs Rules

Custom Instructions are IDE-wide and are applied across all workspaces and maintain your preferences regardless of which project you're working on. Unlike Instructions, Custom Rules are project specific and allow you to setup workspace-based ruleset.

Setting Custom Instructions​

How to set them:

AI Cockpit Reasoning Modes tab showing global custom instructions interface
  1. Open Modes Selector: Click the modes selector in the chat input then selec edit
  2. Find the Custom Instructions for All Modes Setting: Scroll down to find the Custom Instructions for All Modes text area
  3. Enter Instructions: Enter your instructions in the text area
  4. Save Changes: Click "Done" to save your changes

Mode-Specific Instructions​

Mode-specific instructions can be set using the Modes Tab

AI Cockpit Reasoning Modes tab showing mode-specific custom instructions interface

  • Open Modes List: Click the modes button in the the chat input, select edit

  • Select Mode: Under the Modes heading, click the button for the mode you want to customize

  • Enter Instructions: Enter your instructions in the text area under "Mode-specific Custom Instructions (optional)"

  • Save Changes: Click "Done" to save your changes

    Global Mode Rules

    If the mode itself is global (not workspace-specific), any custom instructions you set for it will also apply globally for that mode across all workspaces.