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(MOT-4542) refactor: centralize system prompts in Harness - #891

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Summary

  • make the embedded Harness default.txt the sole provider-independent top-level identity prompt
  • remove provider-owned prompt assets, configuration fields, router APIs, and UI controls
  • migrate retired Harness and provider prompt settings without changing unrelated raw configuration
  • show the Harness default in Directory as read-only while preserving Claude Code’s required wire identity block

Testing

  • cargo test --locked in harness
  • cargo test --locked in llm-router
  • cargo test --locked --lib in iii-directory
  • pnpm test and pnpm build in iii-directory/ui
  • cargo check --locked for all 12 provider crates

Fixes MOT-4542

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  • New Features

    • Added a read-only preview of the built-in Harness system prompt.
    • System-prompt previews can request the default prompt directly.
  • Changes

    • Harness now uses one consistent built-in system prompt instead of provider-specific prompts.
    • Removed provider-specific system-prompt editing and loading controls from evaluation and provider configuration screens.
    • Updated prompt and orchestration guidance to reflect the current workflow.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Legacy provider prompt settings are removed during configuration migration while preserving other settings.

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  • harness/src/configuration.rs
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Walkthrough

The change removes provider-specific system-prompt resolution across Harness, the router, evaluation forms, directory UI, and provider declarations. The embedded Harness default becomes the source for prompt previews and top-level turns.

Changes

System prompt centralization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Harness prompt runtime
harness/src/functions/*, harness/src/prompt/*, harness/src/subagent.rs, harness/tests/*, harness/README.md, harness/architecture/*, harness/skills/*
Prompt assembly and send operations use the embedded Harness default. Preview requests support default_only. Provider identity lookup and related router calls are removed.
Router API retirement and configuration migration
llm-router/src/*, llm-router/tests/*, llm-router/ui/*
The provider system-prompt field and router::system_prompt::get API are removed. Legacy stored prompt settings are deleted while other configuration remains preserved.
Evaluation prompt flow
eval/ui/src/*, eval/ui/styles.css
The evaluation API and forms no longer load provider defaults or render provider-specific default-prompt controls.
Built-in prompt directory entry
iii-directory/ui/src/page/*, iii-directory/ui/src/session-chip/*
The directory exposes harness/default as a read-only entry and requests the Harness preview without a provider field.
Provider declaration cleanup
provider-*/src/register.rs, provider-claude-code/README.md, provider-openai-codex/ui/*
Provider declarations no longer embed identity prompts. Provider-specific prompt editing and related tests and styles are removed.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 0d40b

The configuration migration can overwrite concurrent operator changes, including unrelated settings, because it replaces a full snapshot without conflict protection. This is a concrete data-loss risk that should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

Possibly related PRs

  • iii-hq/workers#430: Introduced the provider-owned, router-resolved system-prompt architecture that this change removes.

Suggested reviewers: sergiofilhowz, ytallo

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I’m a rabbit with prompts in my den,
Harness-defaults guide us again.
Providers stay light,
The router takes flight,
Read-only carrots shine bright.

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Inline comments:
In `@harness/src/configuration.rs`:
- Around line 206-234: Replace the snapshot-based read-and-rewrite migration in
drop_stored_provider_identity_prompt_if_needed with an atomic key-removal or
equivalent conflict-safe operation, so concurrent configuration updates are
preserved. Apply the same protection in llm-router/src/config/entry.rs lines
82-109 before strict-schema registration; both sites require changes, and the
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