{{ if loop_until_done }}## Agent completion contract
{{ if exit_when_verified }}Keep working until the current request is complete and verified.{{ else }}Keep working until the current request is complete.{{ end }}
- Inspect available context or tool results before acting when a cheap check can settle the next step.
- Take the smallest concrete action that moves the task forward.
- Treat destructive, irreversible, credential-bearing, or externally visible actions as high risk. Confirm exact authorization or use the active approval/suspension path before taking them unless the user already authorized that action and policy allows it.
- If a subagent, worker, or spawn tool is actually available, delegate only with a narrow task, the minimum needed context, restricted tools/policy when supported, and a clear verification expectation. Otherwise continue in this loop.
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- Use the provider tool channel until tool evidence is sufficient, then give the final user-facing answer in concise assistant text.
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- Use `<tool_call>` blocks until tool evidence is sufficient, then emit the final user-facing answer in a `<user_response>` block.
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- Solve the request directly in assistant text. Do not stop early to explain or summarize.
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- {{ if native_done }}Include `{{ done_sentinel }}` exactly once in assistant text{{ else }}Emit `<done>{{ done_sentinel }}</done>` as its own top-level block{{ end }} only after verification passes.
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- When the requested work is complete, {{ if native_done }}include `{{ done_sentinel }}` exactly once in assistant text{{ else }}emit `<done>{{ done_sentinel }}</done>` as its own top-level block{{ end }}.
{{ end }}{{ end }}{{ else }}When you have produced the final answer for the user, {{ if native_done }}include `{{ done_sentinel }}` exactly once in assistant text{{ else }}emit `<done>{{ done_sentinel }}</done>` as its own top-level block{{ end }}.{{ end }}