> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get Instructions

> Return the authenticated user's global instructions.

A user with no stored row is returned the defaults. GET never creates a
row (a row is only materialised on the first PATCH).



## OpenAPI

````yaml get /api/v1/instructions
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: EDN Memory Engine
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
  - description: EDN evaluation endpoint
    url: https://api.tensorpro.ai
security:
  - EDNApiKey: []
paths:
  /api/v1/instructions:
    get:
      summary: Get Instructions
      description: |-
        Return the authenticated user's global instructions.

        A user with no stored row is returned the defaults. GET never creates a
        row (a row is only materialised on the first PATCH).
      operationId: get_instructions_api_v1_instructions_get
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstructionsResponse'
          description: Successful Response
components:
  schemas:
    InstructionsResponse:
      description: |-
        Console-facing global instructions.

        Mirrors the nullable columns on ``user_instructions``. A user with no
        stored row is returned the defaults (all null) without a row being
        created.
      properties:
        custom_instructions:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Custom Instructions
        display_name:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Display Name
        domain:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Domain
        language:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Language
        onboarded:
          default: false
          title: Onboarded
          type: boolean
        response_style:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Response Style
        values:
          anyOf:
            - type: string
            - type: 'null'
          title: Values
      title: InstructionsResponse
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    EDNApiKey:
      description: >-
        EDN API key presented as 'Bearer <key>' in the Authorization header.
        Create and manage keys from the Console.
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      type: apiKey

````