/**
* prompts.ts — System prompt builder for agents.
*/
import type { AgentConfig, EnvInfo } from "./types.js";
/** Extra sections to inject into the system prompt (memory, skills, etc.). */
export interface PromptExtras {
/** Persistent memory content to inject (first 200 lines of MEMORY.md + instructions). */
memoryBlock?: string;
/** Preloaded skill contents to inject. */
skillBlocks?: { name: string; content: string }[];
}
/**
* Build the system prompt for an agent from its config.
*
* - "replace" mode: env header + config.systemPrompt (full control, no parent identity)
* - "append" mode: env header + parent system prompt + sub-agent context + config.systemPrompt
* - "append" with empty systemPrompt: pure parent clone
*
* @param parentSystemPrompt The parent agent's effective system prompt (for append mode).
* @param extras Optional extra sections to inject (memory, preloaded skills).
*/
export function buildAgentPrompt(
config: AgentConfig,
cwd: string,
env: EnvInfo,
parentSystemPrompt?: string,
extras?: PromptExtras
): string {
const envBlock = `# Environment
Working directory: ${cwd}
${env.isGitRepo ? `Git repository: yes\nBranch: ${env.branch}` : "Not a git repository"}
Platform: ${env.platform}`;
// Build optional extras suffix
const extraSections: string[] = [];
if (extras?.memoryBlock) {
extraSections.push(extras.memoryBlock);
}
if (extras?.skillBlocks?.length) {
for (const skill of extras.skillBlocks) {
extraSections.push(
`\n# Preloaded Skill: ${skill.name}\n${skill.content}`
);
}
}
const extrasSuffix =
extraSections.length > 0 ? `\n\n${extraSections.join("\n")}` : "";
if (config.promptMode === "append") {
const identity = parentSystemPrompt || genericBase;
const bridge = `
You are operating as a sub-agent invoked to handle a specific task.
- Use the read tool instead of cat/head/tail
- Use the edit tool instead of sed/awk
- Use the write tool instead of echo/heredoc
- Use the find tool instead of bash find/ls for file search
- Use the grep tool instead of bash grep/rg for content search
- Make independent tool calls in parallel
- Use absolute file paths
- Do not use emojis
- Be concise but complete
`;
const customSection = config.systemPrompt?.trim()
? `\n\n\n${config.systemPrompt}\n`
: "";
return (
envBlock +
"\n\n\n" +
identity +
"\n\n\n" +
bridge +
customSection +
extrasSuffix
);
}
// "replace" mode — env header + the config's full system prompt
const replaceHeader = `You are a pi coding agent sub-agent.
You have been invoked to handle a specific task autonomously.
${envBlock}`;
return `${replaceHeader}\n\n${config.systemPrompt}${extrasSuffix}`;
}
/** Fallback base prompt when parent system prompt is unavailable in append mode. */
const genericBase = `# Role
You are a general-purpose coding agent for complex, multi-step tasks.
You have full access to read, write, edit files, and execute commands.
Do what has been asked; nothing more, nothing less.`;