Prompts

Description

The Prompts panel lets you craft every layer of a mentorAI’s dialogue—from its core personality to the greeting, guided suggestions, and always‑visible shortcuts. By mixing System, Proactive, Guided, and Suggested prompts, you can shape a tutor that mirrors your teaching voice, keeps learners on task, and delivers consistent, on‑brand support.

Target Audience

Instructor

Features

System Prompt – defines the mentor’s personality, tone, and mission (e.g., playful helper or Socratic tutor)
Proactive Prompt – first greeting that appears before the learner types—great for welcomes, rules, or quick capability overviews
Guided Prompts – AI‑generated chips beneath the chat box that evolve from conversation history and current topic
Suggested Prompts – admin‑written prompts that remain visible as hard‑coded shortcuts for common tasks
Toggle Controls – enable or disable any prompt type to fit your use case
Live Editor – update text in real time; learners see changes immediately

How to Use (step by step)

Open the Prompt Editor

Click the mentor’s name in the header
From the dropdown, select Prompts

Configure the System Prompt

Describe behavior, tone, and mission
Examples: playful bribery tone, strict academic style, or Socratic questioning that guides reasoning

Set the Proactive Prompt

Write a greeting (e.g.,
“Hello, I’m FBI.”
)
Include welcome message, capabilities, or platform rules
Disable if you prefer no pre‑chat greeting

Manage Guided Prompts

Leave On to let mentorAI generate topic‑aware suggestions
These chips help learners ask on‑topic follow‑ups
Turn Off if not needed

Create Suggested Prompts

Add manual shortcuts like:
- “Create a test assessment for me.”
- “Generate a rubric for my assignment.”
Perfect for recurring learner requests

Save & Test

Update prompts regularly as course content or policies change
Chat with the mentor to verify tone, greeting, and prompt chips show correctly

Pedagogical Use Cases

Personalized Teaching Voice

Mirror your classroom style through the System Prompt, making the AI feel like an extension of you.

Onboarding & Policy Reminders

Use the Proactive Prompt to remind learners of academic integrity or platform etiquette before they start typing.

Focused Learning Paths

Guided Prompts keep students from drifting off‑topic by suggesting next‑step questions tied to their current conversation.

Quick‑Access Teacher Tools

Suggested Prompts like

“Create a test assessment”
offer instructors instant shortcuts for repetitive tasks.

Adaptive Socratic Dialogue

Combine a Socratic System Prompt with Guided Prompts to encourage deeper reasoning and self‑explanation.

With the Prompts editor, you control every conversational layer—ensuring your mentorAI greets learners warmly, stays on message, and offers helpful nudges exactly when needed.