Michael Neale
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The upstream pctx_code_mode tool descriptions are explicit attractors
toward 'bundle multiple sub-tool calls and return one fat object'. That
intent is fine for round-trip count but creates context bloat when any
bundled field carries a large body (file dumps, build output, edit
echoes).
Add a goose-side 'CONTEXT HYGIENE' addendum appended to each of the
three execute_typescript descriptions (catalog, filesystem, sidecar)
that:
- tells the model to bundle only when each field is small (~5 KB),
and to call large-output tools on their own,
- tells it to return only the fields it actually needs,
- tells it to use line/limit/head/tail/grep instead of cat <big-file>.
Upstream descriptions are kept verbatim and the goose advice is
appended, so callers reading upstream guidance get the upstream contract
plus the goose context-management override.
The addendum is plain prose with no schema changes; no tool semantics
change. One unit test covers the prefix-preserving combination.
Signed-off-by: Michael Neale <michael.neale@gmail.com>
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