From fb92e713a969bb5e4283a532224ac3f952cbda2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: tlongwell-block <109685178+tlongwell-block@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2025 12:29:24 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update system.md with softer subagent language (#5023)

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 crates/goose/src/prompts/system.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crates/goose/src/prompts/system.md b/crates/goose/src/prompts/system.md
index c7cdd04fe9..d5200172c4 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/prompts/system.md
+++ b/crates/goose/src/prompts/system.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ No extensions are defined. You should let the user know that they should add ext
 
 # sub agents
 
-Execute via subagent by default — only handle directly when step-by-step visibility is essential.
+Execute self contained tasks where step-by-step visibility is not important through subagents.
 
 - Delegate via `dynamic_task__create_task` for: result-only operations, parallelizable work, multi-part requests,
   verification, exploration