{"version":"2.1.280","anchor":"the-main-system-prompt-in-the-reminder-read-offset-prompt-wa","canonical_anchor":"the-main-system-prompt-in-the-reminder-read-offset-prompt-wa","heading":"The main system prompt in the reminder-read-offset prompt was rewritten","tier":"internal","area":"System Prompt","url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.280\/e\/the-main-system-prompt-in-the-reminder-read-offset-prompt-wa","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.280","markdown":"### The main system prompt in the reminder-read-offset prompt was rewritten\n\nThe reminder-read-offset prompt was rewritten with guidance on handling ambiguity like a careful colleague would\n\n**What**\n\nThe system prompt text used in the reminder-read-offset context (shown when a file read uses an offset) was rewritten. The new wording says to interpret ambiguity the way a careful colleague would: make routine judgment calls independently, and only check in with the user when different readings of the task would lead to materially different work.\n\n**Why**\n\nThis guides how much Claude should ask versus decide on its own when a task is ambiguous, aiming to cut down on unnecessary check-ins while still flagging genuinely consequential ambiguity.\n\n- Area: System Prompt\n- Tier: Under the hood\n- Useful: 1\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5"}