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Instruction Profiles
Instruction profiles
Instruction profiles are the standing instructions of Cognardo Workbench: the rules you would otherwise retype into every prompt, written once, named, and applied automatically as your prompts insert. The prompt carries the task; the profile carries how the task should be done: tone, format, constraints, audience. This section covers the whole feature, from the concept to the library to the toggle that puts it to work.
How instruction profiles work#
- A profile is standing rules with a name: What stays constant across a mode of work goes in the profile, and what changes per task stays in the prompt.
- One profile is active at a time: The active role is a library decision, and it is the same choice on chatgpt.com and claude.ai. The rest of the library waits unchanged, switchable at any time.
- Active is not the same as applied: The library chooses which profile holds the role; the Use active instruction profile toggle in the pop-up chooses whether the role does anything. Off, prompts insert clean and the selection stays put.
- The profile rides on insertion: With the toggle on, the active profile's instructions attach to prompts inserted from the sidebar and the // shortcut. The combined text lands in the chat input editable, nothing sent, and the saved prompt itself is never touched.
- The count is plan-dependent: The free plan caps how many profiles you keep, PRO raises the cap, and MAX removes it. For what each plan includes, see pricing.
The pages in this section#
| Page | What it covers | Go here when you want to… |
|---|---|---|
| Instruction profile interfaces | Every access point: the Instruction Profiles tab on the main page, the pop-up toggle, and where the profile lands at insertion. | Find where the feature lives across the surfaces. |
| The active profile | The concept: what a profile is, what active means, and what applying actually does. | Understand the feature before building with it. |
| Create a profile | Building a profile on the main page: the name, the instructions, and what belongs in each. | Write your standing rules once. |
| Manage profiles | The library: every profile as a row, marking one active, editing, and deleting. | Switch modes, rework rules, prune the set. |
| Use the active profile | The working end: the toggle, the attach at insertion, and when to run clean. | Put the profile to work, or pause it. |
Where to next#
Profiles ride on insertion, and the insertion routes themselves live in Prompts & Sequences. The toggle sits in the pop-up beside the other everyday preferences, mapped in the interface. Profiles are free to create and apply on every plan; the actions that do draw on your credit pool are covered in Enhance.