diff --git a/gadget-code/src/models/user.ts b/gadget-code/src/models/user.ts
index 98c14df..ef8c061 100644
--- a/gadget-code/src/models/user.ts
+++ b/gadget-code/src/models/user.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const UserSchema = new Schema<IUser>({
   password: { type: String, required: true, select: false },
   displayName: { type: String, minlength: 3, maxlength: 30, required: true },
   flags: { type: UserFlagsSchema, required: true },
+  persona: { type: String },
 });
 
 export const User = model<IUser>("User", UserSchema);
diff --git a/gadget-code/src/services/chat-session.ts b/gadget-code/src/services/chat-session.ts
index 584aef3..bee0e81 100644
--- a/gadget-code/src/services/chat-session.ts
+++ b/gadget-code/src/services/chat-session.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import env from "../config/env.js";
 
 import path from "node:path";
 import fs from "node:fs";
+import dayjs from "dayjs";
 
 import {
   IChatSession,
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import ChatSession from "../models/chat-session.js";
 import ChatTurn from "../models/chat-turn.js";
 import Project from "../models/project.js";
 import AiProvider from "../models/ai-provider.js";
+import { IAiProvider } from "@gadget/api";
 
 class ChatSessionService extends DtpService {
   private populateSession: PopulateOptions[] = [
@@ -279,6 +281,12 @@ class ChatSessionService extends DtpService {
   }
 
   async buildSystemPrompt(session: IChatSession): Promise<string> {
+    const TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = "YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm a";
+
+    const user = session.user as IUser;
+    const provider = session.provider as IAiProvider;
+    const project = session.project as IProject;
+
     const commonDir = path.join(env.installDir, "data", "prompts", "common");
     const promptsDir = path.join(
       env.installDir,
@@ -299,6 +307,33 @@ class ChatSessionService extends DtpService {
       ),
     };
 
+    /*
+     * User Persona
+     */
+    const personaBlock = [
+      `USER ID: ${user._id}`,
+      `NAME: ${user.displayName}`,
+      `IS ADMIN: ${user.flags.isAdmin ? "YES" : "NO"}`,
+      `---[BEGIN PERSONA]---`,
+      user.persona ||
+        "I haven't set a persona. Encourage me to visit Settings and describe myself!",
+      `---[END PERSONA]---`,
+    ].join("\n");
+
+    /*
+     * Session Information
+     */
+    const sessionBlock = [
+      `Session ID: ${session._id}`,
+      `Session Name: ${session.name}`,
+      `Session Created At: ${dayjs(session.createdAt).format(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)}`,
+      `AI Provider: ${provider.name}`,
+      `AI API: ${provider.apiType}`,
+      `Large Language Model: ${session.selectedModel}`,
+      `Project Name: ${project.name}`,
+      `Project Created At: ${dayjs(project.createdAt).format(TIMESTAMP_FORMAT)}`,
+    ].join("\n");
+
     const templateFilename = path.join(promptsDir, "system.md");
     const promptTemplate = await fs.promises.readFile(
       templateFilename,
@@ -307,7 +342,9 @@ class ChatSessionService extends DtpService {
 
     let prompt = promptTemplate
       .replace("{{scope_block}}", common.scopeBlock)
-      .replace("{{subagent_section}}", common.subagentsBlock);
+      .replace("{{subagent_section}}", common.subagentsBlock)
+      .replace("{{session_block}}", sessionBlock)
+      .replace("{{persona_block}}", personaBlock);
 
     return prompt;
   }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/interfaces/user.ts b/packages/api/src/interfaces/user.ts
index bdf88ce..d10e028 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/interfaces/user.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/interfaces/user.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export interface IUser {
   password?: string;
   displayName: string;
   flags: IUserFlags;
+  persona?: string;
 }
 
 export type UserDocument = HydratedDocument<IUser>;