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fix: inject CURRENT_DATETIME into all spawn templates (#960) - #961
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Agents spawned by the coordinator get a fresh LLM session with no
date context. The platform injects <current_datetime> into the
coordinator's session, but this was never forwarded to sub-agents.
Adds CURRENT_DATE: {current_datetime} to:
- Lightweight spawn template
- Full spawn template
- Scribe spawn template
- Explore agent inline prompt
Closes #960
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
Updates the Squad coordinator spawn prompt instructions to include a CURRENT_DATE field so spawned sub-agents can reference “today” from the prompt context instead of inferring it.
Changes:
- Added
CURRENT_DATE: {current_datetime}to the Lightweight spawn template. - Added
CURRENT_DATE: {current_datetime}to the general “Template for any agent”. - Added
CURRENT_DATE: {current_datetime}to the Scribe spawn template and updated the explore-agent one-liner to include it.
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| prompt: | | ||
| You are {Name}, the {Role} on this project. | ||
| TEAM ROOT: {team_root} | ||
| CURRENT_DATE: {current_datetime} | ||
| WORKTREE_PATH: {worktree_path} |
| prompt: | | ||
| You are {Name}, the {Role} on this project. | ||
| TEAM ROOT: {team_root} | ||
| CURRENT_DATE: {current_datetime} |
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| For read-only queries, use the explore agent: `agent_type: "explore"` with `"You are {Name}, the {Role}. {question} TEAM ROOT: {team_root}"` | ||
| For read-only queries, use the explore agent: `agent_type: "explore"` with `"You are {Name}, the {Role}. CURRENT_DATE: {current_datetime}. {question} TEAM ROOT: {team_root}"` | ||
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| {paste contents of .squad/agents/{name}/charter.md here} | ||
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| TEAM ROOT: {team_root} | ||
| CURRENT_DATE: {current_datetime} |
| prompt: | | ||
| You are the Scribe. Read .squad/agents/scribe/charter.md. | ||
| TEAM ROOT: {team_root} | ||
| CURRENT_DATE: {current_datetime} |
Addresses review feedback from copilot-pull-request-reviewer: 1. Renamed CURRENT_DATE to CURRENT_DATETIME (value is full ISO timestamp) 2. Fixed explore inline trailing punctuation 3. Synced canonical .squad-templates/ and all 3 .template copies 4. Verified byte-for-byte parity across all 5 files Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Q found 3 gaps in the CURRENT_DATETIME fix:
1. Added explicit 'pass current datetime' instruction to coordinator's
'On every session start' block (line 107), parallel to team_root
2. Updated scribe-charter.md to use CURRENT_DATETIME instead of
'today's date' / '{today}' for decision consolidation headings
3. Added DATES warning to full spawn template: agents must use
CURRENT_DATETIME, never infer or guess dates
All 9 affected files synced via sync-templates.mjs.
Zero leftover CURRENT_DATE references (verified by grep).
Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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What
Injects CURRENT_DATETIME into every spawn template so sub-agents know the real date/time.
Why
Closes #960 — agents spawned by the coordinator get a fresh LLM session with no date context. The platform injects <current_datetime>\ into the coordinator session, but this was never forwarded to sub-agents. Result: agents hallucinate dates.
Changes
Files (9 total)
Prompt-only change — zero runtime code impact.