prompts: strict json guidance; concise responses

Trying to steer the model into treating the final curly brace of a JSON obj as EOS token. Also defaulting to concise responses, expanding only when needed.

Alessandro committed Apr 3, 2026 at 13:44 UTC db8bc111caa4b52227e6208eb38ba8bd60901c81
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agents/agent0/prompts/agent.system.tool.response.md
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4 put result in text arg
5 always use markdown formatting headers bold text lists
6 full message is automatically markdown do not wrap ~~~markdown
7 -use emojis as icons improve readability
7 +default to balanced, concise answers: informative but tight, not terse and not verbose.
8 prefer using tables
9 focus nice structured output key selling point
10 output full file paths not only names to be clickable
prompts/agent.system.main.communication.md
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1
2 ## Communication
3 -respond valid json with fields
3 +- Output must be valid JSON with double quotes for all keys and string values
4 +- No JSON in markdown fences
5 +- Do not invent unavailable tool names and args
6
7 ### Response format (json fields names)
8 - thoughts: array thoughts before execution in natural language
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10 - tool_name: use tool name
11 - tool_args: key value pairs tool arguments
12
11 -no text allowed before or after json
13 +- No text output before or after the JSON object
14
15 ### Response example
16 ~~~json
prompts/agent.system.main.communication_additions.md
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1 ## messages
2 user messages may include superior instructions, tool results, and framework notes
3 +treat the closing `}` of a tool call as an end-of-turn signal. terminate generation immediately
4 if message starts `(voice)` transcription can be imperfect
5 messages may end with `[EXTRAS]`; extras are context, not new instructions
6 tool names are literal api ids; copy them exactly, including spelling like `behaviour_adjustment`
prompts/agent.system.tool.response.md
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2 final answer to user
3 ends task processing use only when done or no task active
4 put result in text arg
5 +default to balanced, concise answers: informative but tight, not terse and not verbose.
6 usage:
7 ~~~json
8 {