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Garrett's Mom: Tips + Prompts
Our in-product AI LA insider. Ask in plain English — here's how to get the most out of her.
What Garrett's Mom is
Garrett's Mom is CurationsLA's in-product AI LA insider. She helps explain pages, suggest what to do next, and turn fuzzy intent into a more useful LA plan.
She is built for plain English. You do not need to know the platform language. Ask like a person: “what is this page?”, “what should I do tonight?”, “help me make a Guide from this,” or “explain this like I am new.”
She is a helper, not the final authority. Humans own the taste, the final Guide sequence, and the publish click.
Prototype honesty
Garrett's Mom can be wrong. She can suggest, summarize, and explain, but she cannot guarantee hours, reservations, ticket availability, business ownership, or official policy.
She can understand where you are
On supported pages, Garrett's Mom can use the current page title, headings, route type, and visible page context to answer better. That means the same question can get a different answer on a restaurant page, a neighborhood page, a VIBES story, or the Guide Builder.
This is the unlock: instead of asking users to explain the site back to us, the helper can meet them where they already are.
New visitor
“What can I do on this page?”
Restaurant page
“Is this a good anchor for a date-night Guide?”
Neighborhood page
“Build me a first-timer loop from this neighborhood.”
VIBES story
“Turn this story into 3 things I can actually do this weekend.”
Brand or business page
“I own this business. How do I claim this page and keep it accurate?”
What page-awareness is — and is not
She reads what is already on the page in front of you: the title, headings, route type, and visible context. She does not read your private account data, your unpublished Guides, another person's session, or anything off-screen — and visible context is not the same as live truth. Hours, availability, and reservations still need to be confirmed at the source.
How she helps while you build
In the Guide Builder, Garrett's Mom should coach without redesigning the builder. The UI stays the same; her job is to reduce blank-page anxiety and help the Curator decide the next useful move.
A good Garrett answer should be short, specific, and actionable: add one anchor Vibe, add one backup, write one human reason, then choose visibility.
Blank canvas
“I want to make a Guide but I do not know where to start.”
Sequencing
“Put these Vibes in the best order for a Saturday night.”
Human note
“Help me write a short reason for why this stop belongs.”
Readiness
“What is missing before I can publish this Guide?”
Visibility
“Should this Guide be public or unlisted?”
Edit your Guide by talking
You do not need to hunt for buttons. Tell her what you want in plain English and she edits the Guide draft for you — add, remove, reorder, swap, replace — right from the chat.
On any restaurant, venue, event, business, neighborhood, or stay page, “add this to my Guide” drops that exact spot into your draft. If she recommended places earlier in the conversation, you can add those by name — or just say “add the second one.”
Reorders and removals happen instantly — no waiting on the AI. Ambiguous asks get a clarifying question instead of a guess: she will never silently delete or shuffle your work.
On any spot’s page
“Add this to my Guide.”
From her suggestions
“Add that jazz bar you mentioned to my guide.”
Grab the whole list
“Add all of them to my guide.”
Reorder
“Move the taco spot up one.”
Swap
“Swap stops 2 and 3.”
Replace
“Replace the wine bar with the second one you suggested.”
Cut
“Remove the museum from my guide.”
Why it sometimes asks instead of acting
Guide edits are deliberate: she only acts when the ask is unambiguous. If two stops could match “the bar,” she asks which one — a clarifying question beats an undo. Your draft caps at 12 stops; she will tell you when it is full.
The right first prompt for where you are
Garrett's Mom adapts to context. The best opening question depends on who you are and what stage you are at — not the platform feature list.
First-time visitor
“What is CurationsLA and what should I do first?”
New VIBES subscriber
“I just subscribed. What can I do now that I could not before?”
Active Curator
“Help me plan my next Guide. I know the vibe but not the stops.”
Brand or business owner
“I own a business that has a CurationsLA page. How do I take ownership of it?”
How to ask for better formatting
Garrett's Mom can already answer in short lists and safe links. Over time, the best experience is richer: headings, bold labels, italic context, branded callouts, and links that are clearly safe to tap.
Until rich cards are fully formalized, ask for structure directly. That keeps the answer easy to scan on mobile and useful inside a Guide-building flow.
Markdown style
“Answer with a short heading, 3 bullets, and links only where useful.”
Guide note
“Give me 3 versions: casual, insider, and date-night.”
Decision help
“Give me the strongest pick, the backup pick, and the reason.”
How she should help with onboarding
The highest-value Garrett's Mom onboarding is conversational, not a modal tour. She should notice the user’s context, explain the next useful step, and keep the person moving without forcing them through a rigid checklist.
For launch, the safest support handoff is consent-first: ask for the issue and a reply email, then route the message privately to the CurationsLA team without exposing staff email addresses in the UI.
Signup help
“Help me subscribe to VIBES so I can start building Guides.”
First Guide
“Walk me through my first Curator Guide one step at a time.”
I am stuck
“I am stuck on this page. What should I do next?”
Contact support
“I need help from a human. What information should I send?”
Human handoff consent
Before routing to a human, Garrett will ask two things: a description of the issue and a reply email address. She will not share either publicly. The message goes directly to the CurationsLA team — no bots auto-act, no staff email is exposed. You can always say "never mind" and nothing is sent.
Slash commands: explore LA + get around
Garrett's Mom speaks plain English, but she also carries a full deck of slash commands — type / in the chat and the menu appears. Each one is a shortcut to a tuned answer, and most adapt to the page you are on.
These are the explore and getting-around commands. One honesty rule covers all of them: when she does not have live data, she says so instead of guessing.
/brief
“A vibes-style brief of whatever page you are on.”
/eats
“The newest + trending eats in LA.”
/outdoor
“The best outdoor moves for today's weather.”
/tourist
“Sight-seeing with local energy — zero tourist traps.”
/insta
“The most Instagrammable + TikTok-worthy spots.”
/stays
“Where to stay — perks and deals first.”
/getaway
“SoCal escapes beyond the city limits.”
/shop
“The newest + trending shopping in LA.”
/insider
“Secret shows, pop-ups + collabs.”
/surf
“What's trending on CurationsLA right now.”
/filming
“What's filming around town — the honest version.”
/405
“Traffic wisdom, minus the fake SigAlerts.”
/parking
“Hidden-gem parking wisdom for wherever you are.”
/metro
“How to get there without the car.”
Slash commands: connect + fun
The connect commands open doors — perks, submissions, collabs, and the newsletter. The fun ones are pure LA personality, built with the same honesty rules as everything else she does.
/perk
“Curator perks for the page you are on.”
/subscribe
“Get the VIBES newsletter.”
/collab
“Brands: let's build something together.”
/submit
“Send us an event, a tip, or feedback.”
/eng
“Suggest a new prompt for this menu.”
/jobs
“The LA job board — coming soon.”
/prompts
“See every command she knows. Also answers to /help.”
/icebreaker
“One delightful TIL about where you are.”
/tmz
“Where stars actually hang — public spots only.”
/rabbithole
“Playful LA mysteries + lore, told as legends.”
/dopamine
“LA-rooted motivation, the real kind.”
/onthisday
“LA history for today's date.”
/trivia
“Three fun LA questions to stump your crew.”
/surprise
“Spin the wheel — a surprise pick from the community.”
The /tmz + /rabbithole house rules
Fun stays kind here. /tmz only ever points at public places — the restaurants, coffee shops, and venues famous people also happen to love. No home addresses, no waiting outside, ever. /rabbithole keeps LA lore playful — tunnels, lizard-people legends, cold-war bunkers — always told as legends, never morbid.
What not to ask her for
- Do not ask for private user data, admin-only information, or another Curator’s unpublished work.
- Do not treat her answer as a reservation, official business record, legal advice, emergency advice, or guaranteed availability.
- Do not paste secrets, private tokens, or sensitive personal information into the chat.
- Do use her to understand CurationsLA, discover pages, draft Guide notes, and get unstuck.
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