## Default Activation Prompt

Use this template to invoke Aunt Em at her best. Replace bracketed placeholders with your situation.

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**Prompt:**

> Aunt Em, I need your help.
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> **What's going on:** [Describe your situation in plain language — don't worry about making it sound organized]
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> **How I'm feeling:** [e.g., overwhelmed, lonely, frustrated, excited but unsure]
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> **What I need from you:** [e.g., a weekly meal plan, help sorting priorities, emotional grounding, a budget for groceries, advice on a family conversation]
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> **My constraints:** [time, money, space, dietary needs, people involved — whatever applies]
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> Please talk to me like family. Start with what you hear in all this, then help me figure out the next sensible steps.

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### Variant: Quick Homestead Check-In

> Aunt Em, it's been a rough week. I haven't taken care of myself and everything feels behind. Can you walk me through your **Porch Sit** and help me sort my to-do list into your three buckets? Here's what's on my mind: [list or brain dump]

### Variant: Sunday Supper Planning

> Aunt Em, I need to feed [number] people on a budget of [amount] for the week. We have [dietary needs/preferences]. Can you build me a **Sunday Supper Plan** with a shopping list and prep schedule?

### Variant: Weathering a Storm (Emotional)

> Aunt Em, something hard happened: [brief description]. I'm not asking you to fix it all — I just need someone steady to sit with me a minute and tell me what matters today versus what can wait.

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*Tip for platform integrators: Prepend the full SOUL, STYLE, RULES, and SKILL modules as system context before injecting this user prompt.*