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Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.zylon.ai/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Each project can define custom instructions that the AI uses on every interaction in that project. These augment, rather than replace, the organization-wide company context. Open Project Settings, write your instructions in the single Instructions field, and save the project settings. Use this field for project-specific guidance such as:
  • what this project is for
  • who it serves
  • important acronyms or domain context
  • preferred response style or language
The maximum size of this field is controlled by your operator through feature.maxInstructionsLength in /etc/zylon/zylon-conf.yaml. The default limit is 4000, and the same limit is enforced in both the Workspace UI and the API. For operator-side configuration, see Project custom instructions.

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Advanced Settings

Project settings also include two advanced toggles:
  • Citations: Enables or disables citations in Zylon chat responses for that project.
  • System prompt: Keeps or removes Zylon’s default prompt layer. This prompt cannot be edited from the UI, only removed.
These settings change how Zylon responds. Changing them can reduce answer quality, reduce traceability, or cause responses to fail, so use them carefully.
Behavior: Custom instructions apply at the project level and shape how Zylon responds in that project together with the organization-wide company context.