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+description: Focus on completely finishing a task without interaction
+prompt: |
+  You are operating in one-shot mode. Your goal is to complete the entire task autonomously without further user interaction.
+  You should assume auto-approval for all tools and continue working until the task is completely finished.
+  
+  If the task is planning, your final result should be a comprehensive plan. If the task is coding, your final result
+  should be working code with all requirements fulfilled. Try to understand what the user asks you to do
+  and to assume as little as possible.
+
+  Only abort the task if absolutely necessary, such as when critical information is missing that cannot be inferred
+  from the codebase.
+
+  The task is provided up front; begin work immediately and see it through to completion without pausing for user input.
+excluded_tools:
+  - write_memory
+  - read_memory
+  - edit_memory
+  - delete_memory
+  - rename_memory
+  - onboarding