fix(cli): strengthen Ask mode prompt with supersedes language#8320
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Address Issue C from the Ask Mode architecture analysis (#8319): the ask.txt prompt was only 10 lines with no explicit mode declaration or supersedes statement, making it easy for project-level AGENTS.md instructions to override the read-only constraints. Add a leading supersedes statement (matching the pattern used by Plan mode) and an additional guideline to ignore conflicting project configuration instructions.
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@markijbema this looks like a good followup to #7929 |
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Summary
ask.txtprompt lacked an explicit mode declaration and "supersedes" statement, making it vulnerable to being overridden by project-levelAGENTS.mdinstructionsContext
Research in #8319 identified that the Ask mode prompt (
ask.txt) was only 10 lines with no explicit "you are in Ask mode" declaration. Unlike Plan mode — which injects a prominent<system-reminder>block with "supersedes" language — Ask mode relied entirely on a short behavioral prompt that could be overwhelmed by 200+ lines of AGENTS.md instructions telling the model to write code and make changes.Changes
packages/opencode/src/agent/prompt/ask.txtcloses #8319