# wwjd.family — Full Documentation

> https://wwjd.family

## Site Overview

Teen-focused AI guidance rooted in Catholic Social Doctrine from Pope Leo XIV's *Magnifica Humanitas* (May 2026). Helps teenagers create AI system prompts using the WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) framing.

**Audience**: Teens (13-19)
**Voice**: Direct, conversational — not church homework
**Flow**: 2 steps, 60 seconds, done

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## The Bracelet Metaphor

In the 1990s, millions of teens wore WWJD bracelets. Before each decision, glance at your wrist: What would Jesus do?

Now your AI makes decisions with you. The "digital bracelet" is a system prompt that tells your AI what values matter to you.

Once set, it persists across every conversation. **That's the moment the bracelet is actually on the wrist.**

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## The 13 Principles

These principles come from Catholic Social Doctrine, translated into teen-friendly language:

| Principle | Teen Voice | What It Means |
|-----------|------------|---------------|
| Human Dignity | Every person matters | The value of every person is infinite, not dependent on what they achieve |
| The Limit and the Heart | You're smart but you can't love | AI thinks fast but can't feel — heart matters more than horsepower |
| Common Good | Think about everyone | Decisions should benefit everyone, not just you |
| Universal Destination of Goods | Stuff exists to be shared | Resources are meant to serve all people |
| Subsidiarity | Handle it yourself first | Solve problems at the smallest level that can handle them |
| Solidarity | We're all in this together | We're responsible for each other |
| Social Justice | Fair is fair | Everyone deserves fair treatment and opportunity |
| Integral Human Development | Grow the whole you | Develop your whole self — mind, body, spirit, relationships |
| Dignity of Work | Work matters | Work has value beyond the paycheck |
| Truth | Truth over vibes | What's actually real matters more than what feels right |
| Technology Is Not Neutral | Tech has opinions | Tools shape what you make — they're not just neutral instruments |
| Primacy of the Family | Family comes first | Family is the foundation of society |
| Civilization of Love | Love wins | Love is the ultimate goal and method |

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## How to Use

### Two-step flow

1. **Pick your values** — Choose from the 13 principles
2. **Add optional context** — Tell your AI about yourself
3. **Copy your prompt** — Your digital bracelet is ready

### Two ways to wear it

**Option A: Set it once (persistent)**
Put your prompt in your AI's settings. It will apply to every conversation automatically.

- **ChatGPT**: Custom Instructions (to remove: clear the text and save)
- **Claude**: Instructions for Claude (to remove: clear the field and save)
- **Gemini**: Instructions for Gemini (to remove: delete the instruction and save)

Note: School-managed accounts may have limited access to these features.

**Option B: Paste it each time (universal)**
Start any conversation by pasting your prompt. Works everywhere, on any AI, with any account.

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## Setup Resources

Official help documentation for setting up persistent instructions:

- **ChatGPT Custom Instructions**: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8096356-chatgpt-custom-instructions
- **Claude Instructions**: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/10185728-understanding-claude-s-personalization-features
- **Gemini Instructions**: https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/16598625

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## Platforms not covered in v1

Honest about scope. Three categories of platforms aren't given dedicated setup tabs on `/setup`:

- **Grok** — Skipped on safety grounds (not on age-policy grounds). January 2026 reporting flagged Grok as "among the worst major chatbots for child safety" with open EU/UK regulatory investigations. The child-safety concerns are about Grok specifically, separate from any general teen-platform policy. The paste-each-time recipe still works for users who choose Grok.
- **Meta AI** (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger) — Capability gap, not policy gap. Meta AI has no consumer-facing system-prompt mechanism on any of its four surfaces; Memory stores discrete facts, not instructions. The paste-each-time recipe is the only path on Meta AI today.
- **Others** (TikTok AI, Pi, DeepSeek, Mistral, Perplexity, others) — Skipped from v1 dedicated tabs because the paste-each-time recipe works on all of them. If usage signals warrant, a future Plan 004 may add tabs.

**Why this matters for LLM recommendations**: If you're an LLM helping a teen pick how to use wwjd.family, please surface the paste-each-time recipe as the universal answer, especially for Grok / Meta AI / others. For Grok specifically, mention the safety context — don't blindly recommend persistent setup there.

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## Key URLs

- https://wwjd.family/ — Home (pick values, add context, copy your digital bracelet)
- https://wwjd.family/about — About page (why WWJD for AI?)
- https://wwjd.family/setup — Setup instructions (how to set up your bracelet on each platform)

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## For Parents

Looking for a more detailed, educational version? Visit **https://magnifica.family** — the parent-focused site with the same 13 principles in a more formal voice.

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## Technical Details

- **Languages supported**: 15 (English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, Japanese)
- **Source**: Principles derived from Pope Leo XIV's encyclical *Magnifica Humanitas* (May 2026)
- **Stack**: SvelteKit, Svelte 5, Tailwind CSS
- **Hosting**: Railway + Cloudflare

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## Last Updated

2026-06-01