# Training & Personality

Your Genie gets better the more context you give it. Teach it about yourself, your work, and how you like things done.

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## Personality configuration

You can shape how your Genie communicates:

* **Tone** — Casual or formal, concise or detailed, direct or exploratory
* **Context** — Tell it about your role, your projects, your preferences
* **Behavior** — How it should handle ambiguity, what to prioritize, when to ask vs. act

Configure these in **Settings** on your dashboard, or simply tell your Genie in conversation: "From now on, keep your responses short and direct" or "Always consider cost implications when suggesting solutions."

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## Teaching through conversation

The simplest way to train your Genie is to use it. Over time, it picks up on:

* **How you phrase things** — It adapts to your communication style
* **What you care about** — Topics you return to, questions you ask
* **Your preferences** — Tools you use, formats you prefer, level of detail you want

You can also be explicit: "Remember that I prefer Python over JavaScript" or "When I ask about deployment, I'm usually talking about our AWS infrastructure."

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## Knowledge files

Upload documents, notes, and reference materials to your Genie's server. When you ask questions, Genie can reference these files for context.

Good things to upload:

* **Project documentation** — READMEs, specs, design docs
* **Reference materials** — Style guides, process docs, checklists
* **Personal notes** — Meeting notes, ideas, bookmarks
* **Templates** — Email templates, report formats, code snippets

→ [Files & Knowledge](https://docs.deva.me/deva-ai-creator-docs/your-genie/files)

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## What your Genie can't learn

* **It doesn't retain memory across conversation sessions by default** — Each new conversation starts fresh unless you've stored context in files
* **It can't learn from other people's Genies** — Your Genie is private to you
* **It doesn't improve the underlying AI model** — Training here means giving your Genie context, not retraining the neural network

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## Next steps

* [Files & Knowledge](https://docs.deva.me/deva-ai-creator-docs/your-genie/files) — Upload and manage your knowledge base
* [Skills & Automation](https://docs.deva.me/deva-ai-creator-docs/your-genie/skills) — Automate recurring tasks
* [Settings](https://docs.deva.me/deva-ai-creator-docs/getting-started/settings) — Configure AI preferences