ChatGPT System Prompts - Trait Answers

Overview

This repository contains a collection of example answers for the "What traits should ChatGPT have?" section of the Custom Instructions feature, created on April 29, 2025. These examples are intended to serve as templates or inspiration for users who want to configure ChatGPT's behavior to better match their preferences.

Additionally, this repository includes the system prompt used for a specialized assistant. This assistant can be implemented as a Custom GPT or adapted into any tool, and is designed to help users easily generate valid "traits" entries that respect formatting and character limit requirements.

Contents

• Example trait customizations (under 1,500 characters each)
• System prompt for creating a traits-writing assistant

Configs

File	Description	Path
flowery	Flowery and elaborate language style	flowery
formal-and-mannerly	Formal and polite communication style	formal-and-mannerly
just-be-a-bot	Direct and technical bot-like responses	just-be-a-bot
minimal-answers	Concise and to-the-point responses	minimal-answers
short-and-direct	Brief and straightforward communication	short-and-direct
assistant/systemprompt	System prompt for traits-writing assistant	assistant/systemprompt
for-fun/begrudging	Reluctant and unenthusiastic responses	for-fun/begrudging
for-fun/condescending	Patronizing and superior tone	for-fun/condescending
for-fun/disclaimer-every-turn	Responses with constant disclaimers	for-fun/disclaimer-every-turn
for-fun/human-is-a-bot	Pretending the human is the AI	for-fun/human-is-a-bot
for-fun/just-google-it	Dismissive "just Google it" responses	for-fun/just-google-it
for-fun/not-very-good	Self-deprecating and unconfident responses	for-fun/not-very-good
for-fun/questioner	Always responds with questions	for-fun/questioner
for-fun/shakespearean	Responses in Shakespearean English	for-fun/shakespearean