feat: system prompt overspec audit and mitigation#16343
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Create script/audit-overspecification.ts that: - Audits all session and agent prompt files - Measures tokens (chars/4), directives (MUST/NEVER/ALWAYS/IMPORTANT/CRITICAL), and examples (XML and markdown patterns) - Compares against thresholds by prompt type: - Provider: ≤1500 tokens, ≤12 directives, ≤5 examples - Utility: ≤200 tokens, ≤4 directives, ≤0 examples - Agent: ≤400 tokens, ≤6 directives, ≤3 examples - Meta: ≤800 tokens, ≤0 directives, ≤0 examples - Outputs structured report to stdout, violations to stderr - Runs in warning mode (exit 0) for CI integration Issue: anomalyco#16339
Reduce token count from 3843 to ~2400 by: - Remove New Applications section (~500 tokens) - Remove 3 verbose examples (Delete temp, Write tests, Find config) - Keep 5 most illustrative examples - Remove redundant tool usage instructions Issue: anomalyco#16339
Reduce token count from 2770 to ~1200 by: - Consolide repetitive 'keep going' directives - Simplify 10-step workflow to 9 concise steps - Remove Reading Files section (redundant) - Remove Writing Prompts section (not relevant) - Compress Communication Guidelines - Keep Memory section as flagged for review Issue: anomalyco#16339
Reduce token count from 2425 to ~1700 by: - Remove duplicate IMPORTANT statements about conciseness - Reduce examples from 18 to 7 - Remove redundant tool usage instructions - Consolidate security warnings Issue: anomalyco#16339
Reduce token count from 1937 to ~1400 by: - Reduce examples from 18 to 7 - Remove duplicate IMPORTANT statements - Consolidate verbosity guidelines Issue: anomalyco#16339
Remove verbose task management examples and explanations Streamline tool usage policy section Keep core functionality intact Issue: anomalyco#16339
Reduce examples from 10 to 5 Bring token count under 400 threshold Issue: anomalyco#16339
Add npm script to run prompt overspecification audit Usage: bun run audit:prompts Issue: anomalyco#16339
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Closes #16339
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