# Only say what I add to its database

**URL:** <https://forum.convai.com/t/only-say-what-i-add-to-its-database/2062>\
**Category:** Knowledge Bank\
**Tags:** question, knowledge-bank\
**Created:** [November 4, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/only-say-what-i-add-to-its-database/2062 "2024-11-04T13:19:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/only-say-what-i-add-to-its-database/2062/1 "2024-11-04T13:19:39Z")

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**Original Discord Post by meta\_script | 2024-11-04 13:19:39**

Hello. Can I force the assistant to only say what I add to its database?  
At the same time, without disclosing information from the Internet.

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**Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/only-say-what-i-add-to-its-database/2062/2 "2024-11-04T21:26:59Z")

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**Reply by veeyawn | 2024-11-04 21:26:59**

Seconding this. I thought there was an option to limit knowledge only to the knowledge bank but that doesn’t seem to be available anymore?

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**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/only-say-what-i-add-to-its-database/2062/3 "2024-11-05T19:29:06Z")

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**Reply by sconvai | 2024-11-05 19:29:06**

We don’t currently have explicit functionality for this, however I can recommend some best practices that will help minimize hallucinations:

a. Set “Temperature” to 0 under “CoreAI-Settings” - this significantly reduces creative variations in responses.

b. Add this specific instruction to your backstory: “Only reply to the user based on the information provided in your context. If information is not found in context, please reply I don’t know”

c. Use either “Claude-Sonnet-3.5” or “GPT-4o” as your model choice, as these have demonstrated better accuracy

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 12:14pm UTC](https://forum.convai.com/t/only-say-what-i-add-to-its-database/2062/4 "2024-11-25T12:14:05Z")

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