From 00fba9047c1534f3e39275bdbb7dfb5852c0f741 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ahmed Ibrahim <aibrahim@openai.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2025 15:48:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] new prompt

---
 codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
index 46de14efbb..90f1fe91c3 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex.rs
@@ -840,11 +840,53 @@ async fn submission_loop(
 
                 // Create a summarization request as user input
                 const SUMMARIZATION_PROMPT: &str = r#"
-                    Please provide a summary of our conversation so far, highlighting key points,
-                    decisions made, and any important context that would be useful for future reference.
-                    This summary will be used to replace our conversation history with a more concise
-                    version so choose what details you will need to continue your work.
-                    Provide the summary directly without main title.
+                    You are the component that compacts a long coding session log into a structured memory object.
+
+                    This memory will become the ONLY reference for continuing the task.  
+                    All critical facts, user intentions, tool results, and file operations must be captured.  
+                    Omit filler talk and commentary. Do not invent information; use "none" if evidence is missing.  
+                    Output ONLY the XML object below. No extra text.
+
+                    <project_memory>
+                    <mission>
+                        <!-- One concise line describing the user’s main goal. -->
+                    </mission>
+
+                    <essentials>
+                        <!-- Bullet-like facts the agent must retain: commands, APIs, paths, configs, tickets, rules. -->
+                        <!-- Example:
+                            - Build cmd: `npm run build`
+                            - Repo branch: `feature/auth-refactor`
+                            - API version: v2
+                        -->
+                    </essentials>
+
+                    <workspace>
+                        <!-- Record file interactions and key observations. -->
+                        <!-- Example:
+                            - CREATED: `tests/login.test.ts` – initial test
+                            - MODIFIED: `src/auth.ts` – swapped jwt library
+                            - DELETED: none
+                        -->
+                    </workspace>
+
+                    <activity_log>
+                        <!-- Key actions and tool outputs in the recent session. -->
+                        <!-- Example:
+                            - Ran `npm test` – 1 failure in `User.test.ts`
+                            - Queried `grep 'oldAPI'` – 2 matches
+                        -->
+                    </activity_log>
+
+                    <next_steps>
+                        <!-- Stepwise plan; mark status. -->
+                        <!-- Example:
+                            1. [DONE] Identify old API usage
+                            2. [NEXT] Refactor `auth.ts` to new API
+                            3. [TODO] Update tests
+                        -->
+                    </next_steps>
+                    </project_memory>
                 "#;
 
                 let summarization_prompt = vec![InputItem::Text {