# Instruction Statements

An **Instruction Statement** is a text statement providing instructions to the [**AI Provider**](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/getting-started/setting-up-an-ai-connector/ai-providers) about things it should or should not do when responding to your [**AI Prompt**](https://docs.yansalabs.com/tracy-social-ai/technical-docs/components-of-a-post/ai-prompts).

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