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9999Output styles directly modify Claude Code's system prompt.
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101* Claude Code adds each output style's custom instructions to the end of the system prompt.
102* All output styles trigger reminders for Claude to adhere to the output style instructions during the conversation.
101* Claude Code adds the output style's custom instructions to the system prompt.
102* When you [select a style other than Default](#change-your-output-style), Claude Code also reminds Claude of the style during the conversation.
103103* Custom output styles leave out Claude Code's built-in software engineering instructions, such as how to scope changes, write comments, and verify work, unless `keep-coding-instructions` is set to `true`.
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105105Output styles apply to the main conversation only: a [subagent runs its own system prompt](/docs/en/sub-agents#what-loads-at-startup), so styles don't change how subagents respond. A [fork](/docs/en/sub-agents#fork-the-current-conversation) is the exception, because it inherits the parent's full system prompt.
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