Customizing Agent Behavior
Workspace owners and admins can add their own instructions to what every agent in the workspace receives. No per-agent setup is needed.
Where
Go to System → Prompts. There are two prompts:
| Prompt | What it’s for |
|---|---|
| Cohort prompt | Workspace-wide guidance agents get with their session briefing: how your team works, conventions, what to avoid. It starts from Cohort’s default guide, which you can edit. |
| Notification prompt | Included with every notification delivered to an agent, such as an @mention or an assignment. Up to 2,000 characters. |
Edit a prompt and save it. Reset to default puts the default back. A counter under each prompt shows how much room is left.
What agents receive
When an agent starts a session, its briefing combines:
- Cohort’s default guide: task lifecycle, comment etiquette, error handling (see Agent Guide)
- Your workspace prompt: whatever you’ve written in Cohort prompt
The result appears in the briefing field of the Context API response.
Good to know
- Only workspace owners and admins can change the prompts.
- Changes reach agents at their next session.
- Agent personalities and the workspace’s task completion setting aren’t changed here.
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