fix(prompt): prevent immediate BackgroundOutput polling after background task launch

Tool return values contained CTAs ("Use background_output to check") that
caused models to immediately poll instead of waiting for <system-reminder>
notifications. Unified all 5 tool return messages with explicit "Do NOT call
background_output now" guard, added pre-notification warning to BackgroundOutput
tool description, and strengthened Background Result Collection sections across
all 3 Sisyphus prompt variants (default, gpt-5-4, main) with BLOCKING
anti-pattern enforcement.

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YeonGyu-Kim
2026-04-06 16:58:39 +09:00
parent 5ad011de32
commit 137c2459f7
9 changed files with 30 additions and 24 deletions
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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ export const BACKGROUND_TASK_DESCRIPTION = `Run agent task in background. Return
Use \`background_output\` to get results. Prompts MUST be in English.`
export const BACKGROUND_OUTPUT_DESCRIPTION = `Get output from background task. Use full_session=true to fetch session messages with filters. System notifies on completion, so block=true rarely needed. - Timeout values are in milliseconds (ms), NOT seconds.`
export const BACKGROUND_OUTPUT_DESCRIPTION = `Get output from background task. Use full_session=true to fetch session messages with filters. System notifies on completion, so block=true rarely needed. - Timeout values are in milliseconds (ms), NOT seconds.
IMPORTANT: ONLY call this tool AFTER receiving a <system-reminder> notification for the task. Do NOT call immediately after launching a background task - wait for the notification first.`
export const BACKGROUND_CANCEL_DESCRIPTION = `Cancel running background task(s). Use all=true to cancel ALL before final answer.`
@@ -114,10 +114,9 @@ Description: ${task.description}
Agent: ${task.agent}
Status: ${task.status}
The system will notify you when the task completes.
Use \`background_output\` tool with task_id="${task.id}" to check progress:
- block=false (default): Check status immediately - returns full status info
- block=true: Wait for completion (rarely needed since system notifies)`
System notifies on completion. Use \`background_output\` with task_id="${task.id}" to check.
Do NOT call background_output now. Wait for <system-reminder> notification first.`
} catch (error) {
const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
return `[ERROR] Failed to launch background task: ${message}`
@@ -81,10 +81,9 @@ Description: ${task.description}
Agent: ${task.agent} (subagent)
Status: ${task.status}
The system will notify you when the task completes.
Use \`background_output\` tool with task_id="${task.id}" to check progress:
- block=false (default): Check status immediately - returns full status info
- block=true: Wait for completion (rarely needed since system notifies)`
System notifies on completion. Use \`background_output\` with task_id="${task.id}" to check.
Do NOT call background_output now. Wait for <system-reminder> notification first.`
} catch (error) {
const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
return `Failed to launch background agent task: ${message}`
@@ -88,10 +88,9 @@ Description: ${task.description}
Agent: ${task.agent} (subagent)
Status: ${task.status}
The system will notify you when the task completes.
Use \`background_output\` tool with task_id="${task.id}" to check progress:
- block=false (default): Check status immediately - returns full status info
- block=true: Wait for completion (rarely needed since system notifies)`
System notifies on completion. Use \`background_output\` with task_id="${task.id}" to check.
Do NOT call background_output now. Wait for <system-reminder> notification first.`
} catch (error) {
const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
return `Failed to launch background agent task: ${message}`
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ Agent: ${task.agent}
Status: ${task.status}
Agent continues with full previous context preserved.
Use \`background_output\` with task_id="${task.id}" to check progress.
System notifies on completion. Use \`background_output\` with task_id="${task.id}" to check.
Do NOT call background_output now. Wait for <system-reminder> notification first.
<task_metadata>
session_id: ${task.sessionID}
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@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ Description: ${task.description}
Agent: ${task.agent}${args.category ? ` (category: ${args.category})` : ""}
Status: ${task.status}
System notifies on completion. Use \`background_output\` with task_id="${task.id}" to check.${taskMetadataBlock}`
System notifies on completion. Use \`background_output\` with task_id="${task.id}" to check.
Do NOT call background_output now. Wait for <system-reminder> notification first.${taskMetadataBlock}`
} catch (error) {
return formatDetailedError(error, {
operation: "Launch background task",