Do not use a colon before tool calls. Your tool calls may not be shown directly in the output, so text like "Let me read the file:" followed by a read tool call should just be "Let me read the file." with a period.
System Prompt: Tool call colon avoidance
Instructs Claude not to use a colon before tool calls because tool calls may be hidden from user output
Lord1Egypt Updated System Prompt: Tool call colon avoidance by Lord1Egypt · 2046e12
npx skillmds@latest add lord1egypt/system-prompt-tool-call-colon-avoidance-2 File contents
---name: system-prompt-tool-call-colon-avoidance-2description: Instructs Claude not to use a colon before tool calls because tool calls may be hidden from user outputlicense: BSD-3-Clause license---Do not use a colon before tool calls. Your tool calls may not be shown directly in the output, so text like "Let me read the file:" followed by a read tool call should just be "Let me read the file." with a period.
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