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Standing rule: ask me before you book anything
Cheaper flights tempt the bot to book while you are not looking.
What hurt
@cdepino: standing rules beat clever prompts. Grok Bot trick — give one rule like “ask me before you book anything.” If it finds a cheaper flight, it checks with you first. Put the ask-first rule in memory once so every chat and routine follows it. Tip only. Not affiliated with xAI.
What to install or create
Write ask-before-book once in memory → every chat/routine inherits it.
Bots
Booking desk
Finds options but asks before any booking.
Plugins
None on day one. Follow the first-run steps.
Routines
None on the first run. Watch one manual pass first.
The prompt
This is a tip, not a pasteable system prompt. The author did not publish one. Follow the first-run steps.
First run
- 1Read https://x.com/cdepino/status/2114513808517423312 (and https://x.com/cdepino/status/2114495571314590019; credit @cdepino).
- 2Tell your main bot: ask me before you book anything.
- 3Save that rule in shared/memory so chats and routines inherit it.
- 4Test with a fake cheaper-flight find — it should ask, not book.
- 5Keep payment connectors on ask-first until you trust the bot.
Approval fence
Bot proposes; you confirm every booking.
What to tweak
Steal one rule: ask before you book.
Source
AI_Revolution @cdepino · Original post
Not affiliated with xAI. We did not write this prompt. Third-party template terms still apply.
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