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Build Your AI Context Vault
40–45 minutesBest for: People who want to go deep on AI personalization and build something they'll actually keep using
What You'll Do
The AI Context Vault is a structured document created by AI educator Allie Miller. It's designed to capture who you are across multiple dimensions of your life — your background, preferences, goals, communication style, and more — in a format you can hand to any AI to give it rich, instant context about you. Think of it as a detailed "about me" document built specifically for AI.
1Download the AI Context Vault
Go to https://www.alliekmiller.com/ai-context-vault
Download the PDF (there should be a clear download button on the page).
2Read Allie's instructions
Open the PDF and read Allie's instructions at the beginning. She walks you through each section and explains how to fill it out. Follow her guidance — the document is designed to be self-guided.
3Work through the sections
Work through as many sections as you can during today's session. You don't need to complete the whole thing — even a partially filled vault is useful.
What to Expect
The vault has multiple sections covering different areas of your life and work. Some sections will feel very relevant to you; others might not apply at all. Skip what doesn't fit. The goal is a document that accurately captures your context, not a perfect or complete document.
Tips
- •Don't overthink it — first instincts are usually better than carefully crafted answers
- •The sections build on each other, so working through them in order makes sense
- •It's okay if some answers are vague or short — even basic context is better than nothing
- •This document will evolve. You'll probably want to update it as your AI use grows
Once You've Built It — How to Actually Use It
This is the step most people miss: after you build the vault, you need to put it somewhere.
- •Option 1 — Paste it at the start of any new chat: Copy your completed vault and paste it as the opening message of a new conversation. Tell the AI: "Here's context about me. Keep this in mind as we work."
- •Option 2 — Save it in your chatbot's settings (Claude or ChatGPT): Follow the same steps from Task 1 — go to your chatbot's settings and paste your vault into the custom instructions or project context field.
- •Option 3 — Upload it to a NotebookLM notebook: Add your vault as a source in NotebookLM and start asking it questions — it becomes a kind of AI-powered self-reference document.
Go Further
After saving your vault somewhere, start a fresh conversation with the context loaded and ask the AI: "Based on what you know about me, what are three ways I could use AI that I probably haven't tried yet?" See what it comes up with.
Saving Your Work
Save your completed (or in-progress) vault as a document on your computer or phone — somewhere you can find it again. A Notes app, Google Doc, or Word document all work fine. Give it a clear name like "My AI Context Vault."
General Tips for All Tasks
If Something Isn't Loading or Working:
- •Try refreshing the page
- •Make sure you're connected to WiFi
- •Try a different browser (Chrome tends to work best for all three tools)
- •Ask Connor for help!
If You Finish Early:
- •Try a second task
- •Help a neighbor get started
- •Revisit today's slides at learning.connormulvaney.com → Week 4
Remember:
- •There's no wrong way to explore — experimenting is the point
- •You don't have to finish everything in 45 minutes
- •Anything you build today is yours to keep and use