conductor(checkpoint): Checkpoint end of Phase 2

conductor/tracks/cull_hidden_prompts_20260502/plan.md

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 - [x] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 1: Audit and Identification' (Protocol in workflow.md)
 
 ## Phase 2: Expose Necessary Prompts in GUI
-- [ ] Task: Modify `src/gui_2.py` to add new editable text areas in the "AI Settings" or "Project Settings" panel.
+- [x] Task: Modify `src/gui_2.py` to add new editable text areas in the "AI Settings" or "Project Settings" panel.
-    - [ ] Create fields for global system tool instructions.
+    - [x] Create fields for global system tool instructions.
-    - [ ] Create fields for project-specific context markers.
+    - [x] Create fields for project-specific context markers.
-- [ ] Task: Update `src/app_controller.py` state initialization to load these new fields from `config.toml` and `manual_slop.toml`.
+- [x] Task: Update `src/app_controller.py` state initialization to load these new fields from `config.toml` and `manual_slop.toml`.
-- [ ] Task: Ensure changes are correctly saved and flushed to the project files via `_flush_to_project()` and `_flush_to_config()`.
+- [x] Task: Ensure changes are correctly saved and flushed to the project files via `_flush_to_project()` and `_flush_to_config()`.
-- [ ] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 2: Expose Necessary Prompts in GUI' (Protocol in workflow.md)
+- [x] Task: Conductor - User Manual Verification 'Phase 2: Expose Necessary Prompts in GUI' (Protocol in workflow.md)
 
 ## Phase 3: Cull and Integrate Configured Prompts
 - [ ] Task: Update `src/ai_client.py`'s `_get_combined_system_prompt()` to utilize the user-configured tool instructions from the AppController state instead of hardcoded strings.

src/app_controller.py

@@ -2489,6 +2489,7 @@ class AppController:
    "active_preset": self.ui_global_preset_name,
   }
   self.config["ai"]["system_prompt"] = self.ui_global_system_prompt
+  self.config["ai"]["tool_instructions"] = self.ui_global_tool_instructions
   self.config["projects"] = {"paths": self.project_paths, "active": self.active_project_path}
   from src import bg_shader
   # Update gui section while preserving other keys like bg_shader_enabled

src/gui_2.py

@@ -4275,8 +4275,12 @@ def hello():
   imgui.set_item_tooltip("Open preset management modal")
   ch, self.ui_global_system_prompt = imgui.input_text_multiline("##gsp", self.ui_global_system_prompt, imgui.ImVec2(-1, 100))
   imgui.separator()
-  imgui.text("Project System Prompt")
+  imgui.text("Global Tool Instructions")
-  current_project = self.controller.ui_project_preset_name or "Select Preset..."
+  ch, self.ui_global_tool_instructions = imgui.input_text_multiline("##gti", getattr(self, "ui_global_tool_instructions", ""), imgui.ImVec2(-1, 100))
+  if imgui.is_item_hovered():
+   imgui.set_tooltip("Instructions given to the agent about how to use its tools.")
+  imgui.separator()
+  imgui.text("Project System Prompt")  current_project = self.controller.ui_project_preset_name or "Select Preset..."
   imgui.set_next_item_width(200)
   if imgui.begin_combo("##project_preset", current_project):
    for name in preset_names: