Instructions for Notion Agent

Instructions tell your personal Notion Agent how to respond by default, including tone, formatting, and rules to follow.

Your Agent uses your active Instructions page in every chat.

You can only use one Instructions page at a time, but you can switch it anytime.

Use Instructions for things like tone, writing style, and rules you want Notion Agent to follow every time it takes an action or responds.

Use Instructions when your preference is:

• Always-on: it should apply to every Notion Agent response, not just one task

• Personal: it reflects your tone, style, or working norms

• Low-maintenance: set it once and rarely need to change it

A simple rule of thumb is that if you’d correct the same Notion Agent behavior twice, add it to your Instructions.

• Setting a default tone (concise, friendly, formal)

• Enforcing formatting rules (always use checklists for action items, always use headings)

• Defining output structure (summaries under 5 bullets, always end with next steps)

• Specifying context about your role or team (for example, "I’m on the CX team; tailor responses accordingly")

1. Go to Settings → Notion AI → Add Instructions.

2. Choose to Create your own, use a template, or Use existing page.

• To manage Instructions, go to Settings → Notion AI → Instructions, then select Open page.

• From there, you can view or edit your current Instructions page.

• To switch to a different Instructions page, go to the new page and select ··· → Use with AI → Set as Notion AI Instructions.

• Think of Instructions as your "default mode" that you want every AI response to follow.

• Start with what you want, not what you don’t want.

• Be specific. If you have a formatting preference, describe it (for example, "use bullet points, not paragraphs").

• Keep it short. You can always add more later.

• Revisit your Instructions page periodically as your preferences evolve.

Because Instructions are pages, sharing works the same way it does for any other Notion page.

If you share your Instructions page, it does not automatically change anyone else’s Notion Agent. They need to set it as their own Instructions.