From 1ab2899800b1d7120cd6188e6eead24459a725b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mario Zechner <badlogic@Apple-Slayer.local>
Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 23:36:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Remove unavailable tool preference guideline

Closes #5132
---
 packages/coding-agent/src/core/system-prompt.ts | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/system-prompt.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/system-prompt.ts
index 8664d871..7580782b 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/system-prompt.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/system-prompt.ts
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ export function buildSystemPrompt(options: BuildSystemPromptOptions): string {
 	// File exploration guidelines
 	if (hasBash && !hasGrep && !hasFind && !hasLs) {
 		addGuideline("Use bash for file operations like ls, rg, find");
-	} else if (hasBash && (hasGrep || hasFind || hasLs)) {
-		addGuideline("Prefer grep/find/ls tools over bash for file exploration (faster, respects .gitignore)");
 	}
 
 	for (const guideline of promptGuidelines ?? []) {