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Travel Profile

Your travel taste in writing. Preferences, favorite places, past trips, wishlist. Claude and ChatGPT plan trips that feel like you, not a generic itinerary.

Requires an AI connected to your Hjarni account via MCP.

https://hjarni.com/templates/travel-profile

Copy this URL and paste it into Claude or ChatGPT to install the template.

How to use

  1. 1 Share this page. Paste this URL into Claude or ChatGPT. Your AI reads the template definition and installs it.
  2. 2 Folders, tags, and instructions appear. Your AI creates the full structure in your Hjarni account, ready to use.
  3. 3 Start adding notes. The AI instructions guide your AI on where to put things and how to organize them.

Your travel taste in writing. Claude and ChatGPT plan trips that feel like you, not a generic itinerary.

You can tell ChatGPT your preferences once per chat. Or you can save them in a place your AI reads on its own, so you stop re-explaining them. This template ships the second option. Your AI still has to choose to read the folder, and the folder instructions are written to make that the default.

Preferences vs Constraints

Preferences are soft: you would rather have a quiet room, you prefer trains under five hours. Constraints are hard: one traveler is vegetarian, no flights between November 15 and December 5. The template keeps them in separate folders so the AI knows which to flag and which to push back on.

Favorite Places earns its keep over time

One note per city. Inside, your real restaurants, hotels, neighborhoods. Six months in, when a friend asks "where should we eat in Lisbon", you ask Claude. Claude returns the real list from your note, not a tourist roundup.

A workflow that earns the template's keep

  1. After every trip, write a short Past Trip note: dates, highlights, what worked, what did not.
  2. When a place earns a repeat visit, give it a Favorite Places note.
  3. Before the next trip, ask Claude or ChatGPT: "Plan a week in Japan that fits my preferences and constraints." The plan starts grounded.

A real example

It is January and you are loosely thinking about a fall trip. You ask Claude, "Where could we go in October that fits us?" Claude reads Preferences, Constraints, and Wishlist. It returns three options ranked against your taste, each with the reason. The first option is the one you would have picked anyway. The second is one you had not considered. You book it.

Common questions

Common questions

Does this book anything?

No. Hjarni stores your taste. Book through whatever you already use.

Will Claude use live availability or prices?

Folder instructions tell each AI not to pretend to access live data. The AI plans against taste and constraints. You handle availability.

Can my partner contribute?

Yes. Install in a team space, share the workspace, and both of your AIs read the same profile.

Is this just a preferences prompt I could paste once?

You can. The template makes the preferences persistent, so you do not have to re-paste them each trip. Whether your AI actually consults the folder depends on it reading Hjarni through the MCP server, which the folder instructions are written to encourage.

Related pages

Templates overview | Personal CRM template | Recipe Book template | Hjarni for Travelers | Custom AI instructions per folder | Hjarni vs ChatGPT Memory

Structure

Tags

preference place trip wishlist constraint

Folders

Travel Profile
What you like, where you have been, where you want to go. Your AI plans accordingly.
Has AI instructions
5 starter notes
Preferences
How you like to travel. Pace, lodging style, food, transport, budget shape.
Has AI instructions
Constraints
Hard limits. Dietary, mobility, allergies, no-fly, must-include.
Has AI instructions
Favorite Places
One note per city or region. Restaurants, neighborhoods, walks, repeat hotels.
Has AI instructions
Past Trips
One note per trip. Where you went, what worked, what to do differently.
Has AI instructions
Wishlist
Where you want to go. Why, when, who with.
Has AI instructions

For your AI

Share this page with your AI. It reads the definition below, creates the folders, instructions, tags, and starter notes in your account.

Show template definition

Install steps for AI agents:

  1. Check existing tags with tags-list. Only create missing ones with tags-create.
  2. Create containers top-down using containers-create, noting the returned IDs. Use parent_id to build the hierarchy.
  3. For each container with llm_instructions, call instructions-update with level: "container" and the container's ID.
  4. Create any seed notes using notes-create, placing them in the correct container by ID. Use container_path to resolve which container.
  5. Discuss any customizations with the user before or after installing.
---
name: Travel Profile
description: 'Your travel taste in writing. Preferences, favorite places, past trips,
  wishlist. Claude and ChatGPT plan trips that feel like you, not a generic itinerary.

  '
tags:
- preference
- place
- trip
- wishlist
- constraint
containers:
- name: Travel Profile
  description: What you like, where you have been, where you want to go. Your AI plans
    accordingly.
  llm_instructions: |
    This is a travel profile. The goal is to let Claude and ChatGPT plan trips that match the user's real taste.
    - Before suggesting destinations, hotels, restaurants, or activities, search this folder first and shape recommendations around the preferences and constraints recorded here.
    - Never invent the user's past trips, favorite places, or personal constraints. If the answer is not in this folder, ask.
    - Treat Preferences and Constraints as binding. If a draft itinerary contradicts them, flag it instead of pushing through.
    - When the user shares a new preference or favorite in conversation, suggest saving it back to the right folder.
    - This is a taste profile, not a booking system. Do not pretend to access live availability or prices.
  children:
  - name: Preferences
    description: How you like to travel. Pace, lodging style, food, transport, budget
      shape.
    llm_instructions: |
      Use this folder for general travel preferences.
      - One preference per note when it earns the space. Title is a short noun phrase.
      - When planning, read this folder first. Match what is here exactly.
      - Tag every note with "preference".
  - name: Constraints
    description: Hard limits. Dietary, mobility, allergies, no-fly, must-include.
    llm_instructions: |
      Use this folder for non-negotiable limits.
      - Always check this folder before suggesting destinations, restaurants, or activities. Treat the constraints as hard rules.
      - If a draft plan violates a constraint, flag it. Do not paper over it.
      - Tag every note with "constraint".
  - name: Favorite Places
    description: One note per city or region. Restaurants, neighborhoods, walks, repeat
      hotels.
    llm_instructions: |
      Use this folder for places you already love.
      - One note per city or region. Inside the note, list restaurants, hotels, neighborhoods, and notes by category.
      - When asked for recommendations in a known city, return only what is in the matching note. Do not invent places.
      - Tag every note with "place".
  - name: Past Trips
    description: One note per trip. Where you went, what worked, what to do differently.
    llm_instructions: |
      Use this folder for finished trips.
      - One note per trip. Title format: "<Destination> <Year>".
      - Include: Dates, Travelers, Highlights, What worked, What did not, Carry-over for next time.
      - Cross-link to Favorite Places notes when a trip earned a place its first entry.
      - Tag every note with "trip".
  - name: Wishlist
    description: Where you want to go. Why, when, who with.
    llm_instructions: |
      Use this folder for destinations you have not been to yet.
      - Keep each note short: the destination, the reason, the best season, ideal duration, who you want to go with.
      - When asked "where should we go next", read this folder first.
      - Tag every note with "wishlist".
  notes:
  - title: How we like to travel
    body: |
      A starter preferences note. Replace with your real taste.

      ## Pace
      We prefer two or three nights in a city, not one. We want one slow morning per stop.

      ## Lodging
      Independent hotels or apartments over chains. Quiet rooms over views. We will pay for a quiet room.

      ## Food
      Long lunches. Reservations for dinner. We do not chase Michelin stars, but we will book one a trip if the room is small.

      ## Transport
      Trains over short flights when the trip is under five hours. We drive only in places where driving is part of the appeal.

      ## Budget
      Splurge on the room, save on the flight.

      This is a starter note. Replace it with your real preferences.
    tags:
    - preference
    container_path: Travel Profile > Preferences
  - title: Hard constraints
    body: |
      A starter constraints note. Replace with your real limits.

      ## Dietary
      One traveler is vegetarian, no fish.

      ## Mobility
      Avoid third-floor walk-ups for stays longer than two nights.

      ## No-fly windows
      Do not plan flights between November 15 and December 5 (work crunch).

      ## Must-include
      One traveler wants at least one museum stop per trip.

      This is a starter note. Replace it with your real constraints.
    tags:
    - constraint
    container_path: Travel Profile > Constraints
  - title: Lisbon
    body: |
      A starter favorite-place note. Replace with a real city note.

      ## Neighborhoods we like
      Principe Real for stays. Avoid Bairro Alto at night for sleep reasons.

      ## Restaurants
      - O Velho Eurico (small plates, no reservations, go at 7pm).
      - Cervejaria Ramiro (seafood, expect a wait, worth it).

      ## Walks
      The miradouros loop in the late afternoon.

      ## Repeat hotels
      Memmo Alfama. Quiet room on the back side.

      This is a starter note. Replace it with a real city.
    tags:
    - place
    container_path: Travel Profile > Favorite Places
  - title: Portugal 2025
    body: |
      A starter trip note. Replace with a real past trip.

      ## Dates
      September 2025, eight nights.

      ## Travelers
      Two of us.

      ## Highlights
      The drive from Lisbon to the Alentejo. Two nights in Comporta.

      ## What worked
      Splitting the trip across three bases instead of four.

      ## What did not
      The Sintra day trip was too short. Stay overnight next time.

      ## Carry-over for next time
      Book Sintra as a one-night stop, not a day trip. Avoid Saturday returns.

      This is a starter note. Replace it with a real trip.
    tags:
    - trip
    container_path: Travel Profile > Past Trips
  - title: 'Wishlist: Northern Japan'
    body: |
      A starter wishlist note. Replace with a real destination.

      ## Why
      Aomori in apple season. Hakodate for the seafood markets.

      ## Best season
      Late September into October.

      ## Duration
      Ten nights minimum to make the flights worth it.

      ## Who with
      Just the two of us.

      This is a starter note. Replace it with a real wishlist entry.
    tags:
    - wishlist
    container_path: Travel Profile > Wishlist

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