diff --git a/packages/memory-service/src/entities/extraction.js b/packages/memory-service/src/entities/extraction.js
index c4dd0e1..ff860f3 100644
--- a/packages/memory-service/src/entities/extraction.js
+++ b/packages/memory-service/src/entities/extraction.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ function buildExtractionPrompt(userMessage, aiResponse, knownEntities = []) {
         '<|im_start|>user',
         'Read the conversation below and extract all named entities and the relationships between them.',
         `Entity types: ${ENTITY_TYPES.join(', ')}`,
+        'Use "character" for any fictional, game, or media characters (e.g. characters from anime, games, books, TV shows, movies)',
+        'Use "person" only for real people',
         'For each entity provide:',
         '  "name": short proper noun only (max 4 words)',
         '  "type": one of the valid types',