# Teach alfred_ something to remember

Tell alfred_ to remember facts, preferences, and contact context, and it applies them later when drafting replies, scheduling, and handling your inbox.

Source: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/prompt-book/cross-tool/teach-alfred  
Updated: 2026-10-09

Works in: Chat, Text

## The prompt

- Remember that \[FACT].

Memory is how alfred_ gets to *know* you. Each fact you save shapes how alfred_ writes drafts, schedules meetings, and handles your inbox.

## What alfred_ does

1. Stores the fact, scoped to your account
2. Surfaces it whenever it's relevant in future conversations
3. Lets you list and clear memories any time

## Examples by category

### Communication preferences

- "Remember I prefer concise emails."
- "Remember Sarah likes async updates over meetings."
- "Remember I sign off with 'Thanks' not 'Best'."

### Contact context

- "Remember my CFO's name is John Lee."
- "Remember the Acme team works EST."

### Schedule preferences

- "Remember I never take meetings before 9am."
- "Remember I work shorter Fridays."

### Project facts

- "Remember the Q3 budget is $250k."
- "Remember the Acme contract renews in October."

## Listing and forgetting

- "What do you remember about me?"
- "Forget that I prefer concise emails."
- "Clear everything you remember about Sarah."

## What memory is NOT

- **Notes**: for content you want to look up later (meeting takeaways, references). See [Notes](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/notes).
- **Tasks**: for things to do.
- **Conversation history**: alfred_ already has that; memory is for facts that should outlive any single conversation.

## Related

- [Notes and documents](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/notes)

## Variations

- Remember that Sarah prefers Loom videos over written updates.
- Remember I never take meetings before 9am.
- Remember the Acme renewal is due in October.
- Remember my dog's name is Murphy and he comes up sometimes.
- Forget what I told you about \[thing].
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- Whoever replied on 2026 PMF company related conversation should mark as VIP contacts

## Best for

Anything you want alfred_ to know going forward, preferences, contact context, project facts, anything that should color future responses.