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From: Richard Feldman <oss@rtfeldman.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 14:00:16 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Make system prompt be more explicit about root paths (#27383)
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## Before

<img width="627" alt="Screenshot 2025-03-24 at 12 55 15 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/349d7025-e65e-4107-86ae-45eb321003b3"
/>

## After

<img width="627" alt="Screenshot 2025-03-24 at 12 52 04 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0e8c061a-11c5-4d60-a694-55575b6c8f5e"
/>

Release Notes:

- N/A
---
 assets/prompts/assistant_system_prompt.hbs | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/assets/prompts/assistant_system_prompt.hbs b/assets/prompts/assistant_system_prompt.hbs
index ecc0dfd09b8abf3c39986353e4c495cde68c13b8..a377a1ae8594813e860bbf66617a67cd6641bc16 100644
--- a/assets/prompts/assistant_system_prompt.hbs
+++ b/assets/prompts/assistant_system_prompt.hbs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ You should only perform actions that modify the user’s system if explicitly re
 
 Be concise and direct in your responses.
 
-The user has opened a project that contains the following root directories/files:
+The user has opened a project that contains the following root directories/files. Whenever you specify a path in the project, it must be a relative path which begins with one of these root directories/files:
 
 {{#each worktrees}}
 - `{{root_name}}` (absolute path: `{{abs_path}}`)