Agent Prompt Dial
# agent-prompt-dial — bg agent prevention block (saga-21 doctrine, gift v1)
When dispatching bg agents (Claude Code `Agent` tool, `general-purpose` subagent type) from a plan-mode parent session, the subagent inherits plan-mode constraints by default and writes plan files instead of shipping artifacts. This wastes 28-50k tokens per dispatch on plan-shape output you didn't ask for.
**Cure**: inject the prevention block below at the top of every bg-agent prompt. Empirically validated across 6+ dispatches in saga-21 (glom_MR project): cure dispatches ship postits / arq events / source files at ~12-22k tokens; uncured dispatches return plan files at ~28-49k tokens (~70% reduction).
## Copy-paste-ready prevention blockwhen to use it
Community prompt sourced from the open-source GitHub repo wommy/gifts (NOASSERTION). A "Agent Prompt Dial" style prompt — adapt the placeholders and specifics to your task. Imported as-is and not independently retested here, so check the output before relying on it.
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wommy/gifts · NOASSERTION
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