Claude Code System Prompts v2.1.53-2.1.55: Memory Selection Added, Command Execution Removed
System Prompt Updates in Claude Code v2.1.53 to v2.1.55
These releases introduce changes to Claude Code's system prompts, reducing total tokens by 617. The updates focus on agent behavior, tool descriptions, and prompt architecture reorganization.
Agent Prompt Changes
- Added: Memory selection instructions for selecting relevant memories for user queries (156 tokens)
- Removed: Command execution specialist agent for running bash commands (109 tokens)
Tool Description Updates
- Task tool: Background agents now auto-notify on completion instead of providing an output file path. The description explicitly discourages sleeping, polling, or proactive checking (1317 → 1331 tokens)
- Write tool: Clarified Write vs Edit guidance: prefer Edit for modifications (sends only the diff), reserve Write for new files or complete rewrites (127 → 129 tokens)
Architecture Reorganization
The releases decompose 6 monolithic system prompts and 2 tool descriptions into approximately 70 smaller atomic files. Content is largely preserved but reorganized into independently addressable units.
- New sub-prompts added: "ambitious tasks", "blocked approach", "code references"
- Content redistribution: "no time estimates" moved from Tone and style to Doing tasks
These changes represent a shift toward more modular prompt design, potentially improving maintainability and allowing more targeted prompt adjustments.
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