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Claude-Code system prompt bug wastes tokens and bricks managed agents (v2.1.111 regression)

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Summary

GitHub issue #49363 reports a regression in Claude Code where a system-reminder is injected into every Read or Grep result, causing subagents to refuse legitimate code edits on OSS projects. The reminder appears embedded in the claude binary (v2.1.111) and is stated as an unconditional directive, leading to token waste and disrupted multi-agent workflows. The discussion notes a prior fix in v2.1.92 did not hold and presents potential remedies such as removing the reminder or scoping it to only the first file read.

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