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Tell the bot not to guess; save the rule for every bot
Wrong answers cost more turns than a slower careful reply.
What hurt
@jadmorffier’s FrugalBots tip: (1) tell your main bot the rule once — do not guess; (2) ask it to save the rule for all your bots; (3) accept a slightly slower answer that is right first time. Tip only. Not affiliated with xAI.
What to install or create
Main bot gets “don’t guess” → save for all bots → prefer correct over fast.
Bots
No-guess fleet
Asks instead of guessing; rule shared fleet-wide.
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/jadmorffier/status/2114484659119869992 (credit @jadmorffier).
- 2Tell your main bot: do not guess — ask me when unsure.
- 3Ask it to save that rule for all your bots (shared memory / fleet rule).
- 4Accept slower first answers that are correct.
- 5Spot-check a specialist bot: it should ask instead of inventing.
Approval fence
Bot asks when unsure; you answer.
What to tweak
Steal the three steps; fewer fix-up turns.
Source
Joe Murphy @jadmorffier · Original post
Not affiliated with xAI. We did not write this prompt. Third-party template terms still apply.
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