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chore: remove feedback instruction from system prompt#18560

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This PR removes the redundant feedback instruction from the system prompt snippets.

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This pull request streamlines the system's interaction instructions by removing a specific feedback command from various prompt snippets. This change simplifies the prompt content, ensuring clarity and reducing redundancy in user guidance.

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  • System Prompt Refinement: The instruction guiding users to report bugs or provide feedback using the '/bug' command has been removed from various system prompt snippets.
  • Snapshot Test Updates: Corresponding snapshot test files have been updated to reflect the changes in the system prompt content after the removal of the feedback instruction.
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  • packages/core/src/core/snapshots/prompts.test.ts.snap
    • Removed the feedback instruction line from multiple prompt snapshots.
  • packages/core/src/prompts/snippets.legacy.ts
    • Eliminated the instruction regarding the '/bug' command for feedback.
  • packages/core/src/prompts/snippets.ts
    • Removed the feedback instruction, aligning with the updated prompt content.
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  • The pull request was created by NTaylorMullen to remove a redundant feedback instruction from system prompt snippets.
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- Removed the '/bug' command suggestion from snippets.ts and snippets.legacy.ts to streamline the system prompt.
@NTaylorMullen NTaylorMullen force-pushed the ntaylormullen/remove-feedback-snippet branch from 496d618 to bd39da4 Compare February 8, 2026 01:51
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This pull request removes a redundant feedback instruction from the system prompt snippets. The changes are consistently applied to snippets.ts, snippets.legacy.ts, and the corresponding test snapshots. The modifications are correct and align with the stated goal of the PR. I find no issues with these changes.

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Size Change: -84 B (0%)

Total Size: 23.9 MB

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./bundle/gemini.js 23.8 MB -84 B (0%)
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./bundle/sandbox-macos-permissive-open.sb 890 B 0 B
./bundle/sandbox-macos-permissive-proxied.sb 1.31 kB 0 B
./bundle/sandbox-macos-restrictive-closed.sb 3.29 kB 0 B
./bundle/sandbox-macos-restrictive-open.sb 3.36 kB 0 B
./bundle/sandbox-macos-restrictive-proxied.sb 3.56 kB 0 B

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@NTaylorMullen NTaylorMullen added this pull request to the merge queue Feb 8, 2026
Merged via the queue into main with commit 86bd7db Feb 8, 2026
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@NTaylorMullen NTaylorMullen deleted the ntaylormullen/remove-feedback-snippet branch February 8, 2026 02:35
aswinashok44 pushed a commit to aswinashok44/gemini-cli that referenced this pull request Feb 9, 2026
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