Source prep & accuracy prompts
Scope limiter
Source prep & accuracyGoes in: Chat
Belt-and-braces with the source checkboxes: names the allowed sources inside the prompt so the answer can't quietly borrow from the rest.
Answer using only [source names]. Ignore all other sources in this notebook, even where they seem relevant. If the selected sources cannot answer the question, say what is missing instead of borrowing from the others.
How to use it
- 1Open your notebook at notebooklm.google.com.
- 2Replace the [bracketed] parts with your specifics.
- 3Paste the prompt into the chat box and send it.
Square brackets mark the parts you replace with your own topic or question.
More source prep & accuracy prompts
- Citation-forcing instructionSet once per notebook. Every answer arrives pre-wired for verification, and “not in the sources” replaces confident guessing.
- Glossary as source #1Generate a one-page glossary of your project's acronyms and names, then add the output back as its own source. Cross-references stop misfiring.
- Depth-over-speed instructionNudges the model's defaults from quick-and-shallow to long-and-enumerated for the whole notebook.