Fix(coding-agent) Updated default prompt to also use xml boundaries instead of ## for clearer file seperation. #4709
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…of using ## so that agents are less likely to ingest a prompt with unclear boundaries.
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Context:
This fix was originally made in this #4541 however it was only applied to custom prompts. This PR aims to make these changes consistent for custom and default prompts.
Solution:
System prompt's (System.md) and context files (AGENT.md, CLAUDE.md) are merged together using
##headers as a way to create file boundaries. Currently, context file boundaries can become unclear for agents when a user uses##headers or worse#in their context files. A good solution is to use the less commonly used xml tags as file context boundaries instead of##which are more commonly used.Fix:
# Project Contextwith<project_context></project_context## fake/file/path/AGENTS.mdwith<project_instruction path="fake/file/path/AGENTS.md"></project_instruction>Example:
Fixes: #4691