{"version":"2.1.31","anchor":"expanded-tool-usage-instructions-in-system-prompt","canonical_anchor":"expanded-tool-usage-instructions-in-system-prompt","heading":"Expanded Tool Usage Instructions in System Prompt","tier":null,"area":null,"scope":null,"heads_up":null,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.31\/e\/expanded-tool-usage-instructions-in-system-prompt","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.31","markdown":"### Expanded Tool Usage Instructions in System Prompt\n\nThe system prompt now provides individual, per-tool instructions for when to use dedicated tools instead of Bash, replacing the previous single-paragraph format. The new format:\n\n- Lists each tool explicitly: Read instead of cat\/head\/tail\/sed, Edit instead of sed\/awk, Write instead of cat with heredoc, Glob instead of find\/ls, Grep instead of grep\/rg\n- Uses stronger wording: \"Do NOT use the [Bash] to run commands when a relevant dedicated tool is provided\"\n- Emphasizes this as \"CRITICAL to assisting the user\"\n- Wraps the tool-specific lines inside a top-level instruction, creating a clearer hierarchy\n\nPreviously, Glob and Grep were not explicitly mentioned as alternatives to bash commands.\n\n**Evidence**\n\nExpanded tool usage policy (search for `\"exclusively for system commands and terminal operations that require shell execution\"` and `\"Do NOT use the\"`)"}