This repository contains prompt material for running a conservative coding agent in a constrained local environment.

The main file is APPEND_SYSTEM.md, an additional system prompt intended to be appended to a coding agent's base instructions. It is written for agents backed by small local models running on generally available consumer hardware with a limited context window.

The prompt favors reliability over ambition:

• small, targeted edits
• inspection before modification
• narrow verification commands
• concise technical responses
• explicit handling of uncertainty
• careful context management

Append the contents of APPEND_SYSTEM.md to the agent's system prompt or load it as an additional system instruction, depending on the agent runner.

The prompt intentionally avoids naming a specific model, machine, memory size, or context length. It should remain portable across similar local setups while still guiding the agent to behave conservatively under resource constraints.