Custom Instructions

You can customize Greptile’s behavior by providing “custom instructions” for the bot to follow, for example, “Include a section on compliance implications of the changes in the PR.”

You can edit custom instructions on the dashboard, or via greptile.json file in your repo.

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What can you put into custom instructions?

Custom instructions are a modified version of a system prompt.

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1. Reference my style guide

If you have a style guide file in the repo, you can add the something like this to your custom instructions:

Reference path/to/styleguide.md and enforce those rules.

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2. Enforce my custom patterns

Customize Greptile’s behavior by providing “custom instructions” for the bot to follow, for example:

Enforce the following patterns:
- For GraphQL:
  - Ensure schema is well-documented with clear descriptions
  - Use consistent and meaningful naming conventions
  - Keep schema organization logical and maintainable
- For Go:
  - Follow idiomatic Go patterns and conventions
  - Use clear and descriptive names that indicate purpose
  - Keep functions focused and reasonably sized
  - Handle errors consistently and explicitly

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3. Helpful context on business logic

You can add specific business logic rules directly in the custom instructions, for example:

Ensure billing logic follows these rules:
- User accounts should be deactivated after 90 days of inactivity
- Orders over $1000 require manager approval
- Refunds must be processed within 48 hours
- Premium users should have priority queue access