from __future__ import annotations import sys from pathlib import Path _WARNED_PATHS: set[Path] = set() def load_system_prompt(*, default: str, path: str = "SYSTEM.md") -> str: """Load the system prompt from disk, with a fallback default.""" prompt_path = Path(path) try: content = prompt_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8").strip() except FileNotFoundError: _warn_once(prompt_path, "not found") return default except OSError as exc: # pragma: no cover - environment specific _warn_once(prompt_path, f"unreadable ({exc})") return default if not content: _warn_once(prompt_path, "empty") return default return content def _warn_once(path: Path, reason: str) -> None: if path in _WARNED_PATHS: return _WARNED_PATHS.add(path) print( f"[Prompt] {path} is {reason}; using built-in default prompt.", file=sys.stderr, )