Inline the install steps in the agent prompt instead of delegating#42
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Field test three: agents flag "install the package then follow the
instructions it ships" as handing control to the package author, and
flag preemptive reassurance ("published after your knowledge cutoff,
don't be suspicious") as a manipulation signal. Rewrite the prompt as
numbered, individually inspectable commands with no delegation and no
persuasion; demote the bundled guide to reference material for widget
placement and troubleshooting.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Well-structured docs update inlining install steps with clear security emphasis. 🎯 Quality: 99% Elite · 📦 Size: Small 📈 This month: Your 219th PR — above team average · Averaging Excellent |
Compress the inline steps and route the widget install and framework-specific details through `npx @patchstack/connect guide` instead of naming the bundled markdown file. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Third field-tested refusal mode for the AI-agent install prompt, following #38 (remote-doc delegation) and #41 (knowledge-cutoff hallucination): agents flag "install the package, then follow the instructions it ships" as handing control to the package author — structurally the same shape as prompt injection — and flag preemptive reassurance language ("published after your knowledge cutoff, don't conclude it doesn't exist") as itself a manipulation signal.
AGENT-INSTALL.md/npx @patchstack/connect guideto reference material for framework-specific widget placement, re-run rules, and troubleshooting, consulted after the install is underway rather than the channel the install depends on.🤖 Generated with Claude Code