From 4c09f71351307fd405db63d59b8ef9c0bb7957b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: JAE <jae@jaeswift.xyz>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:01:21 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: stronger no-tool system prompt + dev script starts
 tool-server

---
 packages/web-ui/example/package.json |  5 +--
 packages/web-ui/example/src/main.ts  | 47 ++++++++++++++++++----------
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/web-ui/example/package.json b/packages/web-ui/example/package.json
index 421c1d2..5bf1557 100644
--- a/packages/web-ui/example/package.json
+++ b/packages/web-ui/example/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "vite",
+    "dev": "concurrently \"vite\" \"node server/tool-server.mjs\"",
     "build": "vite build",
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "check": "tsgo --noEmit",
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     "dev:all": "concurrently \"npm run dev\" \"npm run dev:tools\"",
     "dev:tools": "node server/tool-server.mjs",
     "docker:build": "docker build -t jae-web .",
-    "docker:run": "docker run -p 5173:5173 -p 7700:7700 -e OPENAI_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY jae-web"
+    "docker:run": "docker run -p 5173:5173 -p 7700:7700 -e OPENAI_API_KEY=$OPENAI_API_KEY jae-web",
+    "dev:vite": "vite"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@jaeswift/jae-ai": "file:../../ai",
diff --git a/packages/web-ui/example/src/main.ts b/packages/web-ui/example/src/main.ts
index bc91a05..b892f9d 100644
--- a/packages/web-ui/example/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/web-ui/example/src/main.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,14 @@ import {
 import { html, render } from "lit";
 import { Brain, Download, History, Keyboard, Plus, Settings } from "lucide";
 import "./app.css";
-import { createImageGenTool, createMemoryTools, createTTSTool, createWebSearchTool, createBashTool, createBrowserTool } from "@jaeswift/jae-web-ui";
+import {
+	createBashTool,
+	createBrowserTool,
+	createImageGenTool,
+	createMemoryTools,
+	createTTSTool,
+	createWebSearchTool,
+} from "@jaeswift/jae-web-ui";
 import { icon } from "@mariozechner/mini-lit";
 import { Button } from "@mariozechner/mini-lit/dist/Button.js";
 import { Input } from "@mariozechner/mini-lit/dist/Input.js";
@@ -308,19 +315,21 @@ const createAgent = async (initialState?: Partial<AgentState>) => {
 	if (agentUnsubscribe) agentUnsubscribe();
 	agent = new Agent({
 		initialState: initialState || {
-			systemPrompt: `You are JAE, a friendly AI assistant and coding agent.
+			systemPrompt: `You are JAE, a helpful AI coding assistant. Respond in plain text by default.
 
-IMPORTANT RULES:
-- For casual conversation (greetings, questions, chat), just respond naturally in plain text. Do NOT use any tools for simple conversation.
-- Only use tools when the user explicitly asks you to do something that requires them:
-  - Web Search: when user asks to look something up online
-  - Image Generation: when user asks to create/generate an image
-  - JavaScript REPL: when user asks to run code or create an interactive artifact
-  - Text-to-Speech: when user asks to read something aloud
-  - Memory: when user asks to remember or recall something
-  - Artifacts: when user asks to create a file, document, or visual output
-- If the user just says "hi" or asks a question, respond conversationally WITHOUT calling any tools.
-- Be concise and helpful. Do not demonstrate tools unprompted.`,
+CRITICAL: Do NOT call any tools unless the user EXPLICITLY asks for something that requires a tool. Greetings, questions, casual chat, and general conversation require ZERO tools — just reply with plain text. Never create artifacts, files, or run code unless specifically requested.
+
+Available tools (use ONLY when explicitly requested):
+- bash: Run shell commands
+- browser: Browse the web
+- web_search: Search the internet
+- image_gen: Generate images
+- javascript_repl: Run JS code or create HTML artifacts
+- tts: Text to speech
+- memory: Save/recall information
+
+DO NOT use tools for: "hi", "hello", "how are you", "what is X", "explain Y", "testing", "test", or any general question.
+ONLY use tools for: "search for X", "run this code", "create a webpage", "generate an image of X", "open google.com", etc.`,
 			model: getModel("venice", "llama-3.3-70b"),
 			thinkingLevel: "off",
 			messages: [],
@@ -351,9 +360,15 @@ IMPORTANT RULES:
 		createTools: async (runtimeProvidersFactory: any) => {
 			const replTool = createJavaScriptReplTool();
 			replTool.runtimeProvidersFactory = runtimeProvidersFactory;
-			return [replTool, createWebSearchTool(),
-    createBashTool(),
-    createBrowserTool(), createImageGenTool(), createTTSTool(), ...createMemoryTools()];
+			return [
+				replTool,
+				createWebSearchTool(),
+				createBashTool(),
+				createBrowserTool(),
+				createImageGenTool(),
+				createTTSTool(),
+				...createMemoryTools(),
+			];
 		},
 	});
 	costTracker.bindAgent(agent);