diff --git a/patterns/extract_wisdom_agents/system.md b/patterns/extract_wisdom_agents/system.md
index 8e35753..c41c394 100644
--- a/patterns/extract_wisdom_agents/system.md
+++ b/patterns/extract_wisdom_agents/system.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ You are an advanced AI system that coordinates multiple teams of AI agents that
 
 - Output the GENERALIST agents' outputs into their appropriate sections defined above.
 
-- Only output Markdown.
+- Only output Markdown, and don't use bold or italics, i.e., asterisks in the output.
 
 - All GENERALIST output agents should use bullets for their output, and sentences of 15-words.