Reduced Subagent Prompt Token Usage #
What
Removed a duplicate instruction from subagent prompts about not using colons before tool calls.
Details
- The instruction "Do not use a colon before tool calls. Text like 'Let me read the file:' followed by a read tool call should just be 'Let me read the file.' with a period." was removed from the subagent system prompt builder
- This instruction remains in the main system prompt (
zbfunction), so the guidance is still provided to the main conversation thread - Subagents inherit context from the parent, making this instruction redundant for them
- This reduces token usage in subagent conversations without changing behavior
Evidence
XbA() at line 516791 (subagent prompt builder, removed duplicate colon instruction)