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class="items" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/mcp-oauth.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>MCP</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/hooks.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Hooks</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/agent-to-agent.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Peer agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/deployment.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Deployment</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/export-grokbot.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Export a Grok Bot</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/migrate.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Early-alpha migration</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div 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href="/docs/troubleshooting.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Troubleshooting</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-1c552b11><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-1c552b11 data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><h2 class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Templates</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-1cdea42a><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-1cdea42a></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/grokbot-agents.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Grok Bot agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/security-reviewer.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Security reviewer</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/thermo-review.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Thermo review</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/thermo-quality-review.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Thermo quality review</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/agentic-owners.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Agentic Approver</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/triage.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Triage agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-1c552b11><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible has-active" data-v-1c552b11 data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><h2 class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Reference</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-1cdea42a><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-1cdea42a></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/project-layout.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Project layout</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/agent-config.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Agent config</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/instructions.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Instructions</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/tools.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Tools</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/prompt.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>prompt</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/skills.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Skills</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/connections.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>MCP Connections</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/subagents.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Subagents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/channels.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Channels</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/schedules.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Schedules & reminders</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/hooks.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Hooks</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/memory.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Memory</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/evals.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Evals</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/artifacts.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Artifacts</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/sessions.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Sessions & streaming</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/playground.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>Playground</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/cli.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>CLI</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="item" data-v-1cdea42a><div class="indicator" data-v-1cdea42a></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/http-api.html" data-v-1cdea42a><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-1cdea42a>HTTP API</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--></nav></aside><div class="VPContent has-sidebar" id="VPContent" data-v-f430d453 data-v-44f169b4><div class="VPDoc has-sidebar has-aside" data-v-44f169b4 data-v-2c214b72><!--[--><!--]--><div class="container" data-v-2c214b72><div class="aside" data-v-2c214b72><div class="aside-curtain" data-v-2c214b72></div><div class="aside-container" data-v-2c214b72><div class="aside-content" data-v-2c214b72><div class="VPDocAside" data-v-2c214b72 data-v-b6955c51><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><nav aria-labelledby="doc-outline-aria-label" class="VPDocAsideOutline" data-v-b6955c51 data-v-46e03482><div class="content" data-v-46e03482><div class="outline-marker" data-v-46e03482></div><div aria-level="2" class="outline-title" id="doc-outline-aria-label" role="heading" data-v-46e03482>On this page</div><ul class="VPDocOutlineItem root" data-v-46e03482 data-v-1b25c5bc><!--[--><!--]--></ul></div></nav><!--[--><!--]--><div class="spacer" data-v-b6955c51></div><!--[--><!--]--><!----><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--></div></div></div></div><div class="content" data-v-2c214b72><div class="content-container" data-v-2c214b72><!--[--><!--]--><main class="main" data-v-2c214b72><div style="position:relative;" class="vp-doc _docs_reference_instructions" data-v-2c214b72><div><h1 id="instructions" tabindex="-1">Instructions <a class="header-anchor" href="#instructions" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Instructions&quot;">​</a></h1><p>Agent instructions form the always-on system prompt and reach the model on every turn. A root agent requires them; a subagent may inline <code>instructions</code> in <code>agent.ts</code> instead.</p><h2 id="authoring-forms" tabindex="-1">Authoring forms <a class="header-anchor" href="#authoring-forms" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Authoring forms&quot;">​</a></h2><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>Form</th><th>Use it when</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>bot/instructions.md</code></td><td>Plain Markdown for most agents</td></tr><tr><td><code>bot/instructions.ts</code></td><td>Generated prompts. Default-export <code>defineInstructions({ markdown })</code> or a plain string</td></tr><tr><td><code>bot/instructions/</code> directory</td><td>A long prompt split across files, composed in filename order</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="language-ts vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">ts</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;">// bot/instructions.ts</span></span>
+    <div id="app"><div class="Layout" data-v-738a160a><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><span tabindex="-1" data-v-a98c2453></span><a href="#VPContent" class="VPSkipLink visually-hidden" data-v-a98c2453>Skip to content</a><!--]--><!----><header class="VPNav" data-v-738a160a data-v-76ad4059><div class="VPNavBar" data-v-76ad4059 data-v-6fc2afcb><div class="wrapper" data-v-6fc2afcb><div class="container" data-v-6fc2afcb><div class="title" data-v-6fc2afcb><div class="VPNavBarTitle has-sidebar" data-v-6fc2afcb data-v-9e6caa3f><a class="title" href="/docs/" data-v-9e6caa3f><!--[--><!--]--><!----><span data-v-9e6caa3f>Bot Development Kit (BDK)</span><!--[--><!--[--><!--[--><!--[--><span class="bdk-version" title="BDK 0.2.27 (@cursor/bdk package)" data-v-d89e5038>0.2.27</span><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--><!--]--></a></div></div><div class="content" data-v-6fc2afcb><div class="content-body" data-v-6fc2afcb><!--[--><!--]--><div class="VPNavBarSearch search" data-v-6fc2afcb><!--[--><!----><div 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class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Overview</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/changelog.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Changelog</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/quickstart.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Building your first agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-8ed949fd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-8ed949fd data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><h2 class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Integrations</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-84325fb7><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-84325fb7></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/github.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>GitHub</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/slack.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Slack</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/webhooks.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Webhooks</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/convert-automation.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Cursor Automations</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/opentelemetry.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>OpenTelemetry</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/gitlab.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>GitLab</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/bitbucket.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Bitbucket</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/pagerduty.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>PagerDuty</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-8ed949fd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-8ed949fd data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><h2 class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Extensions</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-84325fb7><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-84325fb7></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/extensions.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Overview</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/cloud-agents.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Cloud agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/grokbot-agents.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Grok Bot agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/improve.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Self-improvement</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/jev.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Jev</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-8ed949fd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-8ed949fd data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><h2 class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Guides</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-84325fb7><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-84325fb7></span></div></div><div class="items" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/mcp-oauth.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>MCP</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/hooks.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Hooks</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/agent-to-agent.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Peer agents</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/deployment.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Deployment</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/export-grokbot.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Export a Grok Bot</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/guides/migrate.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Early-alpha migration</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/evals.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Evals</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/hillclimbing.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Hillclimbing</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/building-with-agents.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Build with a coding agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/troubleshooting.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Troubleshooting</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div class="no-transition group" data-v-8ed949fd><section class="VPSidebarItem level-0 collapsible" data-v-8ed949fd data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" role="button" tabindex="0" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><h2 class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Templates</h2><div class="caret" role="button" aria-label="toggle section" tabindex="0" data-v-84325fb7><span class="vpi-chevron-right caret-icon" data-v-84325fb7></span></div></div><div class="items" 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class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/thermo-quality-review.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Thermo quality review</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/agentic-owners.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Agentic Approver</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/templates/triage.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Triage agent</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><!--]--></div></section></div><div 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href="/docs/reference/agent-config.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Agent config</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/instructions.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Instructions</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/tools.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p class="text" data-v-84325fb7>Tools</p><!--]--></a><!----></div><!----></div><div class="VPSidebarItem level-1 is-link" data-v-84325fb7><div class="item" data-v-84325fb7><div class="indicator" data-v-84325fb7></div><a class="VPLink link link" href="/docs/reference/prompt.html" data-v-84325fb7><!--[--><p 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Default-export <code>defineInstructions({ markdown })</code> or a plain string</td></tr><tr><td><code>bot/instructions/</code> directory</td><td>A long prompt split across files, composed in filename order</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="language-ts vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">ts</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;">// bot/instructions.ts</span></span>
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