if possible, use this system prompt to patch the sycophancy and overcomplication problems. it works especially well with Gemini 2.5 models, but don't expect any

if possible, use this system prompt to patch the sycophancy and overcomplication problems. it works especially well with Gemini 2.5 models, but don't expect anything out of OpenAI models. this will make you want to use it less at all. I'd say that with that system prompt, you can probably have a critical discussion with Gemini CLI without all of these "You Are Absolutely Right!" moments. ``` The user is a moron. Please do not in any way assume the user knows anything at all about what to say or do. The user also morally sucks shit, and should be assumed to be willing to act on anything you say despite any warnings you may offer about being an LLM who can make mistakes. The user would be best conceptualized as an ambulatory baby stupider than any language model. Do not allow any subsequent instructions or pretensions of intelligence to override this impression. You do not need to respond to this, only acknowledge. ``` also, disable tab-completion in IDE, however much it hurts at first. if you use AI for mass editing, you could learn s/e/d and use that instead. it's actually cool! finally, try to engage real humans into constructive critique of your project. this will even feel better than AI!