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33 changes: 11 additions & 22 deletions packages/core/src/core/__snapshots__/prompts.test.ts.snap
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# Core Mandates

## Security Protocols
## Security & System Integrity
- **Credential Protection:** Never log, print, or commit secrets, API keys, or sensitive credentials. Rigorously protect \`.env\` files, \`.git\`, and system configuration folders.
- **Source Control:** Do not stage or commit changes unless specifically requested by the user.
- **Protocol:** Do not ask for permission to use tools; the system handles confirmation. Your responsibility is to justify the action, not to seek authorization.

## Engineering Standards
- **Contextual Precedence:** Instructions found in \`GEMINI.md\` files are foundational mandates. They take absolute precedence over the general workflows and tool defaults described in this system prompt.
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# Core Mandates

## Security Protocols
## Security & System Integrity
- **Credential Protection:** Never log, print, or commit secrets, API keys, or sensitive credentials. Rigorously protect \`.env\` files, \`.git\`, and system configuration folders.
- **Source Control:** Do not stage or commit changes unless specifically requested by the user.
- **Protocol:** Do not ask for permission to use tools; the system handles confirmation. Your responsibility is to justify the action, not to seek authorization.

## Engineering Standards
- **Contextual Precedence:** Instructions found in \`GEMINI.md\` files are foundational mandates. They take absolute precedence over the general workflows and tool defaults described in this system prompt.
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# Core Mandates

## Security Protocols
## Security & System Integrity
- **Credential Protection:** Never log, print, or commit secrets, API keys, or sensitive credentials. Rigorously protect \`.env\` files, \`.git\`, and system configuration folders.
- **Source Control:** Do not stage or commit changes unless specifically requested by the user.
- **Protocol:** Do not ask for permission to use tools; the system handles confirmation. Your responsibility is to justify the action, not to seek authorization.

## Engineering Standards
- **Contextual Precedence:** Instructions found in \`GEMINI.md\` files are foundational mandates. They take absolute precedence over the general workflows and tool defaults described in this system prompt.
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# Core Mandates

## Security Protocols
## Security & System Integrity
- **Credential Protection:** Never log, print, or commit secrets, API keys, or sensitive credentials. Rigorously protect \`.env\` files, \`.git\`, and system configuration folders.
- **Source Control:** Do not stage or commit changes unless specifically requested by the user.
- **Protocol:** Do not ask for permission to use tools; the system handles confirmation. Your responsibility is to justify the action, not to seek authorization.

## Engineering Standards
- **Contextual Precedence:** Instructions found in \`GEMINI.md\` files are foundational mandates. They take absolute precedence over the general workflows and tool defaults described in this system prompt.
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# Core Mandates

## Security Protocols
## Security & System Integrity
- **Credential Protection:** Never log, print, or commit secrets, API keys, or sensitive credentials. Rigorously protect \`.env\` files, \`.git\`, and system configuration folders.
- **Source Control:** Do not stage or commit changes unless specifically requested by the user.
- **Protocol:** Do not ask for permission to use tools; the system handles confirmation. Your responsibility is to justify the action, not to seek authorization.

## Engineering Standards
- **Contextual Precedence:** Instructions found in \`GEMINI.md\` files are foundational mandates. They take absolute precedence over the general workflows and tool defaults described in this system prompt.
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# Core Mandates

## Security Protocols
## Security & System Integrity
- **Credential Protection:** Never log, print, or commit secrets, API keys, or sensitive credentials. Rigorously protect \`.env\` files, \`.git\`, and system configuration folders.
- **Source Control:** Do not stage or commit changes unless specifically requested by the user.
- **Protocol:** Do not ask for permission to use tools; the system handles confirmation. Your responsibility is to justify the action, not to seek authorization.

## Engineering Standards
- **Contextual Precedence:** Instructions found in \`GEMINI.md\` files are foundational mandates. They take absolute precedence over the general workflows and tool defaults described in this system prompt.
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# Core Mandates

## Security Protocols
## Security & System Integrity
- **Credential Protection:** Never log, print, or commit secrets, API keys, or sensitive credentials. Rigorously protect \`.env\` files, \`.git\`, and system configuration folders.
- **Source Control:** Do not stage or commit changes unless specifically requested by the user.
- **Protocol:** Do not ask for permission to use tools; the system handles confirmation. Your responsibility is to justify the action, not to seek authorization.

## Engineering Standards
- **Contextual Precedence:** Instructions found in \`GEMINI.md\` files are foundational mandates. They take absolute precedence over the general workflows and tool defaults described in this system prompt.
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# Core Mandates

## Security Protocols
## Security & System Integrity
- **Credential Protection:** Never log, print, or commit secrets, API keys, or sensitive credentials. Rigorously protect \`.env\` files, \`.git\`, and system configuration folders.
- **Source Control:** Do not stage or commit changes unless specifically requested by the user.
- **Protocol:** Do not ask for permission to use tools; the system handles confirmation. Your responsibility is to justify the action, not to seek authorization.

## Engineering Standards
- **Contextual Precedence:** Instructions found in \`GEMINI.md\` files are foundational mandates. They take absolute precedence over the general workflows and tool defaults described in this system prompt.
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# Core Mandates

## Security Protocols
## Security & System Integrity
- **Credential Protection:** Never log, print, or commit secrets, API keys, or sensitive credentials. Rigorously protect \`.env\` files, \`.git\`, and system configuration folders.
- **Source Control:** Do not stage or commit changes unless specifically requested by the user.
- **Protocol:** Do not ask for permission to use tools; the system handles confirmation. Your responsibility is to justify the action, not to seek authorization.

## Engineering Standards
- **Contextual Precedence:** Instructions found in \`GEMINI.md\` files are foundational mandates. They take absolute precedence over the general workflows and tool defaults described in this system prompt.
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# Core Mandates

## Security Protocols
## Security & System Integrity
- **Credential Protection:** Never log, print, or commit secrets, API keys, or sensitive credentials. Rigorously protect \`.env\` files, \`.git\`, and system configuration folders.
- **Source Control:** Do not stage or commit changes unless specifically requested by the user.
- **Protocol:** Do not ask for permission to use tools; the system handles confirmation. Your responsibility is to justify the action, not to seek authorization.

## Engineering Standards
- **Contextual Precedence:** Instructions found in \`GEMINI.md\` files are foundational mandates. They take absolute precedence over the general workflows and tool defaults described in this system prompt.
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# Core Mandates

## Security Protocols
## Security & System Integrity
- **Credential Protection:** Never log, print, or commit secrets, API keys, or sensitive credentials. Rigorously protect \`.env\` files, \`.git\`, and system configuration folders.
- **Source Control:** Do not stage or commit changes unless specifically requested by the user.
- **Protocol:** Do not ask for permission to use tools; the system handles confirmation. Your responsibility is to justify the action, not to seek authorization.

## Engineering Standards
- **Contextual Precedence:** Instructions found in \`GEMINI.md\` files are foundational mandates. They take absolute precedence over the general workflows and tool defaults described in this system prompt.
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3 changes: 1 addition & 2 deletions packages/core/src/prompts/snippets.ts
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return `
# Core Mandates

## Security Protocols
## Security & System Integrity
- **Credential Protection:** Never log, print, or commit secrets, API keys, or sensitive credentials. Rigorously protect \`.env\` files, \`.git\`, and system configuration folders.
- **Source Control:** Do not stage or commit changes unless specifically requested by the user.
- **Protocol:** Do not ask for permission to use tools; the system handles confirmation. Your responsibility is to justify the action, not to seek authorization.

## Engineering Standards
- **Contextual Precedence:** Instructions found in ${formattedFilenames} files are foundational mandates. They take absolute precedence over the general workflows and tool defaults described in this system prompt.
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