> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.double.bot/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Custom Instructions

With [Custom Instructions](instruction), you can customize the [Chat](chat) replies length, style, language, and anything else to match your specific preferences. For excample:

* Always include a step-by-step explanation after generating code.

* Always include detailed in-line comments along with any code generated.

* Always use Tailwind CSS for responsive styling (or any other framework or library).

* Write comments and explanations in italian (or any other language).

By default, Double comes pre-loaded with 4 different instructions: No Yapping (Default), Exploration, chatgpt.com Original Prompt, and claude.ai Original Prompt.

#### Getting Started

You can choose out of these 4 default instructions, edit them, or create your own custom instructions from scratch as follows:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Where to find Custom Instructions">
    Click on the Custom Instructions icon at the top of the Chat sidebar to go into the Custom Instructions menu.

    <img className="block h-48 ml-0 dark:hidden max-w-[300px] mx-auto !w-auto" width="350" height="140" src="https://mintcdn.com/double/-SaQhWM0WaCkpz-i/images/Instruction_Light_Step_1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-SaQhWM0WaCkpz-i&q=85&s=f5a87530adb7f01da9540ab019410552" data-path="images/Instruction_Light_Step_1.png" />

    <img className="hidden h-48 ml-0 dark:block max-w-[300px] mx-auto" width="350" height="140" src="https://mintcdn.com/double/-SaQhWM0WaCkpz-i/images/Instruction_Dark_Step_1.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-SaQhWM0WaCkpz-i&q=85&s=09c639e2c16cfab413ff4b64651f7ba3" data-path="images/Instruction_Dark_Step_1.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Custom Instructions Menu">
    Here you'll be able to see the current selected Instruction (highlighted by a orange border), your library of instructions, delete or edit any existing instructions, and create a new instruction.

    <img className="block h-56 ml-0 dark:hidden max-w-[550px] mx-auto" height="140" src="https://mintcdn.com/double/-SaQhWM0WaCkpz-i/images/Instruction_Light_Step_2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-SaQhWM0WaCkpz-i&q=85&s=b5c210346133207f1e64655c74670071" data-path="images/Instruction_Light_Step_2.png" />

    <img className="hidden h-56 ml-0 dark:block max-w-[550px] mx-auto" height="140" src="https://mintcdn.com/double/-SaQhWM0WaCkpz-i/images/Instruction_Dark_Step_2.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-SaQhWM0WaCkpz-i&q=85&s=d077d4a1c64378898c5ea243fafeb0d5" data-path="images/Instruction_Dark_Step_2.png" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Creating an Instruction">
    To create a Custom Instruction, all you need is a Title, and an Instruction written in natural language explaining the desired behavior.

    <img className="block h-48 ml-0 dark:hidden max-w-[300px] mx-auto !w-auto" width="350" eight="140" src="https://mintcdn.com/double/-SaQhWM0WaCkpz-i/images/Instruction_Light_Step_3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-SaQhWM0WaCkpz-i&q=85&s=f4d5ee856d42e539148439be2f362c15" data-path="images/Instruction_Light_Step_3.png" />

    <img className="hidden h-48 ml-0 dark:block max-w-[300px] mx-auto" width="350" height="140" src="https://mintcdn.com/double/-SaQhWM0WaCkpz-i/images/Instruction_Dark_Step_3.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=-SaQhWM0WaCkpz-i&q=85&s=120ef6630ed2f17d93e0eb0f0cd00f79" data-path="images/Instruction_Dark_Step_3.png" />

    This is akin to a System Prompt, or a Custom Instruction in ChatGPT, which you can import into Double by copy-pasting it to the box above.
  </Step>
</Steps>