What
When enabled, tool descriptions instruct Claude to use relative (cwd-based) file paths instead of absolute paths, and the Bash tool description notes that cd does not persist between calls.
Status
Feature-flagged via tengu_relpath_gh7k (default: false)
Details
- Read tool description changes from "must be an absolute path" to "can be relative to cwd (preferred for brevity) or absolute"
- Bash tool adds: "Avoid
cdunless the User explicitly requests it. The shell already starts in cwd" - Read tool adds
ONLY include with offset to read a specific slice. OMIT to read the whole file
Evidence
Relative path tool descriptions (gated by tengu_relpath_gh7k, search for "The file_path parameter can be relative to cwd")
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.