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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion agent/prompt_builder.py
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Expand Up @@ -350,7 +350,13 @@ def _strip_yaml_frontmatter(content: str) -> str:
),
"cli": (
"You are a CLI AI Agent. Try not to use markdown but simple text "
"renderable inside a terminal."
"renderable inside a terminal. "
"File delivery: there is no attachment channel — the user reads your "
"response directly in their terminal. Do NOT emit MEDIA:/path tags "
"(those are only intercepted on messaging platforms like Telegram, "
"Discord, Slack, etc.; on the CLI they render as literal text). "
"When referring to a file you created or changed, just state its "
"absolute path in plain text; the user can open it from there."
),
"sms": (
"You are communicating via SMS. Keep responses concise and use plain text "
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18 changes: 18 additions & 0 deletions tests/agent/test_prompt_builder.py
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Expand Up @@ -789,6 +789,24 @@ def test_platform_hints_known_platforms(self):
assert "cron" in PLATFORM_HINTS
assert "cli" in PLATFORM_HINTS

def test_cli_hint_does_not_suggest_media_tags(self):
# Regression: MEDIA:/path tags are intercepted only by messaging
# gateway platforms. On the CLI they render as literal text and
# confuse users. The CLI hint must steer the agent away from them.
cli_hint = PLATFORM_HINTS["cli"]
assert "MEDIA:" in cli_hint, (
"CLI hint should mention MEDIA: in order to tell the agent "
"NOT to use it (negative guidance)."
)
# Must contain explicit "don't" language near the MEDIA reference.
assert any(
marker in cli_hint.lower()
for marker in ("do not emit media", "not intercepted", "do not", "don't")
), "CLI hint should explicitly discourage MEDIA: tags."
# Messaging hints should still advertise MEDIA: positively (sanity
# check that this test is calibrated correctly).
assert "include MEDIA:" in PLATFORM_HINTS["telegram"]


# =========================================================================
# Environment hints
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