Glossary term
What is Custom instructions?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Custom instructions" means: A standing note you write once, such as your job and preferred style, that the assistant applies to your chats. It is taught in ChatGPT and AI Assistants at Work. Related terms include Memory, Project, Temporary chat and Personal data. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Custom instructions?
A standing note you write once, such as your job and preferred style, that the assistant applies to your chats.
Where is Custom instructions taught?
Custom instructions is defined in ChatGPT and AI Assistants at Work.
Which lessons cover Custom instructions?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- ChatGPT and AI Assistants at Work, lesson 2.4: Save What Works: Prompt Cards
Which terms are related to Custom instructions?
Next to Custom instructions in the course glossaries: Memory, Project, Temporary chat, Personal data, Context window, Redaction, Context and Baseline.
MemoryProjectTemporary chatPersonal dataContext windowRedactionContextBaseline
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Custom instructions?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- ChatGPT and AI Assistants at Work: No coding, statistics or earlier AI experience needed.