diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index a96c7b0..8f701af 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -77,16 +77,21 @@ def _autofill_values(uid, form_id):
     profile = store.get_profile(uid) if uid else {}
     about = profile.get("about_me", "")
     display = profile.get("display_name", "")
-    field_desc = ", ".join(f"{f['key']} ({f.get('label', '')})" for f in fm)
+    field_desc = ", ".join(
+        f"{f['key']} ({f.get('label', '')})"
+        + (" [CHECKBOX — output 'X' to check, '' to leave blank]" if f.get('type') == 'checkbox' else "")
+        for f in fm
+    )
     prompt = (
         "You are filling a Washington State court form. Map the user's facts to the form fields.\n"
         f"Form: {spec['name']}\n"
         f"Fields: {field_desc}\n\n"
         f"User's display name: {display or '(not set)'}\n"
         f"User's information (About Me):\n{about or '(not provided)'}\n\n"
-        "Output ONLY valid JSON like {\"county\": \"...\", \"petitioner\": \"...\"}. "
-        "For any field you cannot determine, output an empty string \"\". "
-        "Petitioner is the user themself (use the display name); respondent is their spouse."
+        "Output ONLY valid JSON. For text fields, output the value (or empty string if unknown). "
+        "For CHECKBOX fields, output 'X' to check the box when the user's facts match that option, "
+        "otherwise output ''. Petitioner is the user themself (use the display name); "
+        "respondent is their spouse."
     )
     try:
         resp = _ollama_chat(RAG_MODEL, [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}],
diff --git a/forms.py b/forms.py
index eff52ac..58825d6 100644
--- a/forms.py
+++ b/forms.py
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ def list_forms():
     out = []
     for fid, spec in FORM_NAMES.items():
         fm = FIELDMAP.get(fid, [])
-        fields = [{"key": f["key"], "label": f.get("label", f["key"])} for f in fm]
+        fields = [{"key": f["key"], "label": f.get("label", f["key"]),
+                   "type": f.get("type", "text")} for f in fm]
         out.append({"id": fid, "name": spec["name"], "description": spec["description"],
                     "fields": fields})
     return out