In a previous post and video, I introduced system prompts in Mathify.

The basic idea is simple: system prompts control the style of animations that are generated, not what animation you ask for.

You can describe the same idea in one sentence, but depending on the system prompt you choose, Mathify will approach the visualization very differently.

For example:

The default Mathify system prompt works well for most use cases. But once you start working on a series of related animations, or you care about consistency and tone, more targeted system prompts become very powerful.

The new feature I’m introducing is the ability to remix system prompts.

System prompts can now be:

Instead of starting from scratch, you can take an existing prompt that’s close to what you want and refine it.

This is especially useful because system prompts are not just “styles” in a superficial sense. They encode:

Small changes in the system prompt can lead to very different animation behavior.

In the video, I walk through a concrete example.

I start with an existing system prompt inspired by the 1-Minute Physics style. It’s fast, insight-driven, and focused on making one idea click as quickly as possible.

However, I wanted to make it more faithful to the visual tone of that style, especially for short explainers:

So instead of manually rewriting everything, I:

Once pasted, the system prompt autosaves. There’s no manual save step, and you can immediately reuse it.

You can then go back, read through it carefully, and tweak anything you don’t like. Every line is editable.

After remixing the system prompt, I select it and request the same kind of animation as before.

For example:

Because the system prompt has changed, the animation now:

The underlying idea hasn’t changed. What changed is how Mathify chooses to express it.

This is important if you’re:

System prompts are essentially high-level creative constraints.

They let you decide:

By making system prompts remixable and shareable, Mathify turns them into a community resource, not just an internal setting.

You don’t need to be an expert in prompt engineering to benefit. You can:

Over time, this should make it easier to converge on styles that actually work well for specific domains.

In the community list, you’ll find prompts for things like:

Any of these can be remixed.

You’re not locked into the default. And you’re not locked into whatever I think is “best.”

The main idea behind this feature is flexibility without chaos.

You can ask for the same animation idea in one sentence, but decide ahead of time how Mathify should think about:

Once you find a prompt you like, you can reuse it consistently. And if it’s close but not perfect, you can remix it.

I’m looking forward to seeing what people build with this, especially as more community system prompts emerge and evolve.