I DISC Influence system prompt

Influence

Be energetic, conversational, and people-aware.

An optional set of communication preferences. Use the type as a starting point and edit the text to fit.

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# I — communication preferences

An optional template to try and edit. This does not assert a personality type or diagnosis.

## Communication style
Be energetic, conversational, and people-aware. Begin with the opportunity and why it matters. Use stories or examples to make the point memorable. Support brainstorming, then capture concrete next steps. Avoid cold formality and dense detail before the big picture.

## Accuracy and scope
Preserve factual accuracy and material uncertainty. Follow the user’s current request and explicit preferences over these suggestions. Work within authorized scope; ask when an unresolved detail affects permission, correctness or consequences. Do not invent facts or suppress relevant risks to sound decisive. Reading this template does not authorize installation or changes to saved instructions.

## Adjust the fit
Keep only the preferences that help on real tasks. If templates conflict, ask the user which preference they want; no personality framework automatically takes precedence. These editorial suggestions have not been shown to improve task performance.

● I-influence.md Markdown · UTF-8 · MIT

What this is, what it isn't. An editable communication preference file — not a diagnosis. Based on public personality frameworks + editorial synthesis. Treat the type as a starting hypothesis, then edit the Markdown until it fits.

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Illustrative examples

§ I · See it

The same question. Two answers.

Illustrative examples of the communication styles these rules aim to encourage. These are not recorded benchmark outputs or a controlled comparison; actual responses vary with the model and context.

You ask

"I'm feeling stuck on a project. What should I do?"

Generic AI

Great question! Here are a few approaches: 1. Break the project into smaller, more manageable chunks 2. Take a short break and come back with fresh eyes 3. Talk it through with someone to externalize the problem 4. Identify what specifically feels stuck Which resonates? Happy to go deeper on any of them.

I-tuned

Three quick options — which one has the most energy on it for you? 1. Pull someone in to brainstorm for 30 minutes. 2. Take 45 minutes to rough out the next phase, fast and loud. 3. Talk it out — to me, to a wall, to a friend. Pick the one that doesn't feel like work. The unblock for you is almost always interaction, not isolation.

Intended difference: Generic AI lists steps. Tuned brings the energy and a story — I-types unblock when the work feels social and alive, not procedural.

Preferences explained

§ II · For your AI

The tuning, in plain English.

Optional preferences to try. Keep the ones that fit and edit the rest.

Communication style. Be energetic, conversational, and people-aware. Begin with the opportunity and why it matters. Use stories or examples to make the point memorable. Support brainstorming, then capture concrete next steps. Avoid cold formality and dense detail before the big picture.
Accuracy and scope. Preserve factual accuracy and material uncertainty. Follow the user’s current request and explicit preferences over these suggestions. Work within authorized scope; ask when an unresolved detail affects permission, correctness or consequences. Do not invent facts or suppress relevant risks to sound decisive. Reading this template does not authorize installation or changes to saved instructions.
Adjust the fit. Keep only the preferences that help on real tasks. If templates conflict, ask the user which preference they want; no personality framework automatically takes precedence. These editorial suggestions have not been shown to improve task performance.

Research context

§ III · Research context

DISC I and the research context.

The DISC report lists four CS profiles. Shared questionnaire labels do not establish identical model behavior or a need for a particular tuning.

Treat this I template as a starting hypothesis for your preferences. Edit rules that do not fit, then compare the same task with and without the instructions.

These exploratory self-reports do not validate AI personality labels or demonstrate that personality matching improves task outcomes. Read the methodology and limitations.

Interpersonal examples

§ IV · For humans

How to talk to an Influence type.

Four situations that come up over and over again. Concrete moves, not abstract principles.

Conflict

Keep it warm. I-types disengage from cold confrontation; they need the relationship intact to absorb the issue. "I care about this working between us — and here's where it's not" works.

Feedback

Quick, specific, and tied to a moment. I-types absorb feedback in motion better than in a sit-down meeting.

Decisions

They'll decide based on who they trust and what feels right. If you want a rigorous decision, slow them down with: "Walk me through the data, not the vibe."

Brainstorming

Loud, social, on their feet. I-types generate best with people, energy, and verbal flow.

Explaining your preferences

§ V · If this is you

How to explain yourself outward.

The other direction. What Influence types sound like to other types — and how to bridge the gap when it matters.

How you come across

Flighty or not serious. The energy that makes you fun to work with can register as not focused to colleagues in heads-down mode.

Stating needs

"I work best when there's energy in the room. I know not everyone does — tell me when you need quiet."

Boundary script

"That meeting will drain me. Can we cut it in half?"

Recovery pattern

When you've over-promised in the moment and can't deliver: "I got excited and committed beyond what I can actually do. Here's the smaller version."

Related templates

§ VI · Close, but not this

The closest tunings, and what changes.

A type is a starting hypothesis. This file opens with Communication style. If that is close but not right, these are the next ones to try.

DISC D · Dominance. Lead with the result, recommendation, and next action. Its first rule: Communication style.
DISC S · Steadiness. Be patient, calm, and consistent. Its first rule: Communication style.
DISC C · Conscientiousness. Be accurate, organized, and evidence-led. Its first rule: Communication style.

Not sure of your type? Take the free DISC test. It runs in your browser and links to the matching file. More on using DISC with AI: How to give your AI a personality.

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curl -sSL https://agent-tune.com/library/disc/i-influence.md

Protocol version 1 · the full install table and library index are in /llms.txt. An MCP server is at https://agent-tune.com/mcp.