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House style
Make every answer sound like your newsroom, without touching the facts.
Open House style in the dashboard. Anything you save applies to every check made with your workspace's keys, from the next check onward. Nobody outside your workspace sees it or is affected.
What to put in
- House style guide: your rules, in plain sentences.
- Extra instructions: anything else you always want.
- Preferred voice: a short note such as calm, direct.
- Presentation: Professional (for newsroom readers) or Plain (for a general audience).
- Default language: used when a request does not send
language.
An example that works well
Headlines in sentence case, no exclamation marks.
After the first mention, call the Central Bank of Nigeria "the CBN".
Use British spelling.
Refer to the president as "President" followed by the surname.
Keep each answer under 90 words.
End every body with "- Desk check".Writing a good style guide
- Short, concrete rules work better than long principles.
- Say what to do, not only what to avoid.
- Give the exact wording when it matters (sign-offs, names, abbreviations).
- Up to about 6,000 characters. Shorter is better.
What it can never do
| It can change | It cannot change |
|---|---|
| Headline and sentence wording | The verdict or confidence |
| Spelling, tone, length | The sources found |
| How names and institutions are written | Any fact stated in the evidence |
| Sign-offs and phrasing | The AI disclosure line |
Facts winIf a style rule conflicts with the facts (for example "always say the claim is true"), the facts win. The engine's rules come first and your style is applied inside them.
Versions
Every save keeps the previous version. If a change makes answers worse, ask an admin to put the old wording back. The dashboard shows the version number and who last changed it.