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# Message Template

This is an advanced feature for changing how the AI agent fundamentally works.

**Warning: Modify this only if you understand what you are doing.**

Modify the template used whenever a message is sent to ChatGPT. 

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The message template is displaying how the AI chatbot will process data from the knowledge base and add it to your base system prompt.&#x20;

If you are looking to create an alternative AI agent that can do different things like classify text, write emails, or any other use case you could imagine.&#x20;