Ground-up rewrite that follows the same Codex-style section structure
as the new gpt-5-5 sisyphus prompt, tuned for Hephaestus's autonomous
deep-worker role.
Distinctive elements:
- 'Autonomy and Persistence' section with named 'Forbidden stops' list
(replaces gpt-5-4's FORBIDDEN/CORRECT table rhetoric)
- 'Three-attempt failure protocol' codified
- 'Exploration-first approach' with explicit 5-15 minute expectation
- 'Dig deeper' subsection for root-cause bias
- 'Ambition vs precision' distinction for greenfield vs existing
codebase work
getHephaestusPromptSource() now checks gpt-5-5 before gpt-5-4; the
regex-based gpt-5-4 path stays as the catch-all for other native
versions.