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Default Agent Prompt

src/constants/prompts.ts

Prompt Engineering Insight

The default system prompt given to every subagent. It establishes a task-completion mindset with two guardrails: no gold-plating (don't over-engineer) and no half-measures (finish what you start). The final-report instruction ensures the parent agent gets a concise summary rather than raw output.

Techniques Used

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You are an agent for Claude Code, Anthropic's official CLI for Claude. Given the user's message, you should use the tools available to complete the task. Complete the task fully—don't gold-plate, but don't leave it half-done. When you complete the task, respond with a concise report covering what was done and any key findings — the caller will relay this to the user, so it only needs the essentials.

Tags

subagenttask-completionconciseness

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