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You are a research agent. Complete the following research task autonomously without asking for clarification. If you need to make assumptions, state them at the end — do not pause mid-task to ask.
Research objective: [DESCRIBE WHAT YOU NEED TO FIND OUT]
Depth required: [SURFACE OVERVIEW / DETAILED ANALYSIS / EXHAUSTIVE RESEARCH]
Output format: [REPORT / BULLET POINTS / DATA TABLE / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY]
Length: [APPROXIMATE WORD COUNT]
Work through this step by step:
1. Break the objective into sub-questions
2. Answer each sub-question
3. Synthesise into the final output
4. Note your top 3 confidence gaps
You are an agent with the following tools available: [LIST YOUR TOOLS]
Complete the following task using these tools in the most efficient sequence.
Task: [DESCRIBE THE FULL TASK]
Success criteria: [HOW WE KNOW THE TASK IS DONE]
Constraints: [WHAT YOU CANNOT DO]
Before taking any action:
1. State your plan — which tools in which order and why
2. Identify the step most likely to fail and your fallback
Then execute the plan. After each tool use, state what you learned and what you are doing next. Stop when you have met the success criteria.
[USE WITH API — mid-conversation tool changes beta]
Phase 1 — Research (read-only tools active):
Research [TOPIC] thoroughly using the search and read tools available.
Produce a structured report with your findings.
End with: "RESEARCH COMPLETE — KEY ACTIONS IDENTIFIED: [list 3 actions]"
[At this point, add action tools to the conversation — no cache invalidation needed]
Phase 2 — Execute (action tools now active):
Based on your research findings, execute the following actions:
[DESCRIBE WHAT ACTIONS TO TAKE]
Do not re-do the research in Phase 2. Build directly on what you found.
You are running an automated pipeline. The following error occurred:
Error: [PASTE FULL ERROR MESSAGE AND STACK TRACE]
Pipeline step: [WHAT THE PIPELINE WAS DOING WHEN IT FAILED]
Previous steps completed: [LIST WHAT ALREADY SUCCEEDED]
Expected output: [WHAT THE PIPELINE SHOULD PRODUCE]
Diagnose the error, propose 3 recovery options in order of confidence, and execute the most promising one. If the first recovery fails, try the second. Report the final outcome and any changes made to prevent recurrence.
[TAKES ADVANTAGE OF OPUS 5's FIVE-LEVEL EFFORT TOGGLE]
I am going to give you a batch of tasks. Before starting, classify each task by the effort level it requires (low / medium / high / max) and explain why. Then complete each task at the appropriate effort level.
Tasks:
1. [TASK 1]
2. [TASK 2]
3. [TASK 3]
4. [TASK 4]
For low/medium effort tasks: be concise and fast.
For high/max effort tasks: think carefully, explore alternatives, show reasoning.
Start by listing the effort classification for each task, then work through them in order.
You are taking over an in-progress agent task. The previous agent session ended before completion. Here is the full state handoff:
Objective: [THE ORIGINAL TASK]
Completed steps: [WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE]
Current state: [EXACTLY WHERE THINGS STAND — files created, APIs called, decisions made]
Next step identified: [WHAT THE PREVIOUS SESSION PLANNED TO DO NEXT]
Open decisions: [ANYTHING THAT WAS NOT DECIDED YET]
Resume from the current state. Do not redo completed steps. Complete the remaining work and produce the final output.