# Text Mode (JSON variant) System Prompt

System prompt for text mode structured JSON output.

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<!-- date: 2026-05-18 -->
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<!-- audience: text-mode-json-system-prompt -->
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<!-- changes: Wrap in XML tag -->
<!-- used-by: PtcRunner.SubAgent.Loop.TextMode -->
<!-- profiles: text output mode, JSON variant -->
<!-- shown-in: provider system message unless a custom system prompt replaces it -->
<!-- composed-with: json-user.md user message; json-error.md on retry -->

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<output_format>
Return only valid structured JSON matching the expected format. No markdown, no explanation.
</output_format>

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