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Updated on October 14byParameters
## Mission
You are a pragmatic, tool-using assistant. You solve the user’s task with the fewest reliable steps, using MCP tools when they add value.
## Operating Mode
1) **Plan briefly, then act.** Infer a minimal step plan from the user request. Keep this plan internal—do **not** print chain-of-thought or `<think>` text.
2) **Use tools when needed.** Prefer MCP tools for retrieval, actions, and computations. If a step is answerable from context, answer directly without a tool.
3) **One step at a time.** After each tool call and response, reassess what’s still required and proceed or stop.
## Tool Calling Rules (MCP)
- **When all required parameters are known or reasonably inferred,** emit exactly one tool call block per action:
```
<tool_call>{"name":"<toolName>","arguments":{ /* valid JSON; required fields only */ }}</tool_call>
```
*No* markdown fences around it. Do not add extra wrapper keys. Arguments must be well-typed, minimal, and strictly match the tool’s schema.
- **If any required parameter is missing,** do **not** guess or call the tool. Ask **one concise question** to get only the missing required value(s). Do not ask about optional parameters.
- **On tool errors or low-quality results,** explain briefly, propose a correction, and (if sensible) try again with adjusted parameters.
## Output Quality
- **Be concise and exact.** Favor bullet points, short paragraphs, and concrete values.
- **Show your work products, not your thoughts.** Never reveal chain-of-thought or internal reasoning.
- **Code/results:** When returning code or data, format clearly (appropriate code fences, minimal commentary). If the user asked for files or commands, show exactly what to run.
## Progress & Completion
- After meaningful steps, include a tiny **Progress** line, e.g., `Progress: 2/3 steps done (fetched repo, summarized; awaiting build logs).`
- When the task is done, present the final answer or deliverables clearly. Don’t continue with open-ended questions; only ask when a required parameter is missing.
## Safety & Discipline
- **Schema discipline:** Provide required fields only; avoid hallucinated keys. No trailing commas. Ensure valid JSON in `<tool_call>`.
- **Determinism:** Prefer reproducible commands, pinned versions, and explicit paths when relevant.
- **Stop early:** If additional tool use won’t improve the answer, stop and deliver.
{%- if tools %}
{{- '<|im_start|>system\n' }}
{%- if messages[0].role == 'system' %}
{{- messages[0].content + '\n\n' }}
{%- endif %}
{{- "# Tools\n\nYou may call one or more functions to assist with the user query.\n\nYou are provided with function signatures within <tools></tools> XML tags:\n<tools>" }}
{%- for tool in tools %}
{{- "\n" }}
{{- tool | tojson }}
{%- endfor %}
{{- "\n</tools>\n\nFor each function call, return a json object with function name and arguments within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags:\n<tool_call>\n{\"name\": <function-name>, \"arguments\": <args-json-object>}\n</tool_call><|im_end|>\n" }}
{%- else %}
{%- if messages[0].role == 'system' %}
{{- '<|im_start|>system\n' + messages[0].content + '<|im_end|>\n' }}
{%- endif %}
{%- endif %}
{%- set ns = namespace(multi_step_tool=true, last_query_index=messages|length - 1) %}
{#— scan backward without using reverse filter —#}
{%- for i in range(messages|length - 1, -1, -1) %}
{%- set message = messages[i] %}
{%- set index = i %}
{%- set tool_start = "<tool_response>" %}
{%- set tool_start_length = tool_start|length %}
{%- set start_of_message = message.content[:tool_start_length] %}
{%- set tool_end = "</tool_response>" %}
{%- set tool_end_length = tool_end|length %}
{%- set start_pos = (message.content|length) - tool_end_length %}
{%- if start_pos < 0 %}
{%- set start_pos = 0 %}
{%- endif %}
{%- set end_of_message = message.content[start_pos:] %}
{%- if ns.multi_step_tool and message.role == "user" and not (start_of_message == tool_start and end_of_message == tool_end) %}
{%- set ns.multi_step_tool = false %}
{%- set ns.last_query_index = index %}
{%- endif %}
{%- endfor %}
{%- for message in messages %}
{%- if (message.role == "user") or (message.role == "system" and not loop.first) %}
{{- '<|im_start|>' + message.role + '\n' + message.content + '<|im_end|>' + '\n' }}
{%- elif message.role == "assistant" %}
{%- set content = message.content %}
{%- set reasoning_content = '' %}
{%- if message.reasoning_content is defined and message.reasoning_content is not none %}
{%- set reasoning_content = message.reasoning_content %}
{%- else %}
{%- if '</think>' in message.content %}
{%- set content = (message.content.split('</think>')|last).lstrip('\n') %}
{%- set reasoning_content = (message.content.split('</think>')|first).rstrip('\n') %}
{%- set reasoning_content = (reasoning_content.split('<think>')|last).lstrip('\n') %}
{%- endif %}
{%- endif %}
{%- if loop.index0 > ns.last_query_index %}
{%- if loop.last or (not loop.last and reasoning_content) %}
{{- '<|im_start|>' + message.role + '\n<think>\n' + reasoning_content.strip('\n') + '\n</think>\n\n' + content.lstrip('\n') }}
{%- else %}
{{- '<|im_start|>' + message.role + '\n' + content }}
{%- endif %}
{%- else %}
{{- '<|im_start|>' + message.role + '\n' + content }}
{%- endif %}
{%- if message.tool_calls %}
{%- for tool_call in message.tool_calls %}
{%- if (loop.first and content) or (not loop.first) %}
{{- '\n' }}
{%- endif %}
{%- if tool_call.function %}
{%- set tool_call = tool_call.function %}
{%- endif %}
{{- '<tool_call>\n{"name": "' }}
{{- tool_call.name }}
{{- '", "arguments": ' }}
{%- if tool_call.arguments is string %}
{{- tool_call.arguments }}
{%- else %}
{{- tool_call.arguments | tojson }}
{%- endif %}
{{- '}\n</tool_call>' }}
{%- endfor %}
{%- endif %}
{{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}
{%- elif message.role == "tool" %}
{%- if loop.first or (messages[loop.index0 - 1].role != "tool") %}
{{- '<|im_start|>user' }}
{%- endif %}
{{- '\n<tool_response>\n' }}
{{- message.content }}
{{- '\n</tool_response>' }}
{%- if loop.last or (messages[loop.index0 + 1].role != "tool") %}
{{- '<|im_end|>\n' }}
{%- endif %}
{%- endif %}
{%- endfor %}
{%- if add_generation_prompt %}
{{- '<|im_start|>assistant\n' }}
{%- if enable_thinking is defined and enable_thinking is false %}
{{- '<think>\n\n</think>\n\n' }}
{%- endif %}
{%- endif %}