feat(cli): add --no-context-files / -c flag to skip AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md context loading

[zombi3butt]

What

Adds a new CLI flag --no-context-files (short form: -c) to skip loading AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md context files in the system prompt.

This addresses issue #9: #9

Changes

• src/cli/args.rs: Added --no-context-files global CLI arg with short form -c
• src/prompt.rs:
  • Added no_context_files: bool field to ContextInfo struct
  • load_agents_md_files_from_dir(): early return with empty context when env vars JCODE_NO_CONTEXT_FILES or JCODE_NC are set
  • Wired value into both build_system_prompt_full and build_system_prompt_split callers

Notes

• No Rust toolchain available locally to run `cargo check`. Maintainer should verify compilation.
• The logic is safe: the early return produces empty ContextInfo which matches default behavior when no AGENTS.md files exist.

[quangdang46]

@zombi3butt Thanks for your contribution.I will review and merge it soon

[quangdang46]

Hi @zombi3butt, thanks a lot for picking up issue #9 and sending this in — direction is right and the diff is small and focused — thank you for the contribution! Before merging, I have a few concerns; the first one is blocking.

Blocking

1. The --no-context-files / -c CLI flag is dead code

The new field is added to Args, but args.no_context_files is never read anywhere. The actual gating in src/prompt.rs uses only env vars:

// src/prompt.rs:608
if std::env::var("JCODE_NO_CONTEXT_FILES").is_ok() || std::env::var("JCODE_NC").is_ok() { return (None, ContextInfo::default()); }

So:

• JCODE_NO_CONTEXT_FILES=1 jcode run "..." → works
• jcode --no-context-files run "..." → no effect, AGENTS.md is still loaded

This contradicts the PR description ("Wired value into both build_system_prompt_full and build_system_prompt_split callers") and fails issue #9's acceptance criteria ("Flag works for jcode, jcode run, jcode serve/connect.").

The minimal fix is to translate the flag → env var at startup, the same way args.trace is handled today in src/cli/startup.rs:58-60:

if args.no_context_files {
    crate::env::set_var("JCODE_NO_CONTEXT_FILES", "1");
}

Or thread the bool explicitly through build_system_prompt_full / build_system_prompt_split / load_agents_md_files_from_dir.

2. no_context_files field on ContextInfo is set but never read

// src/prompt.rs:73-75
/// Skip loading AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md context files
pub no_context_files: bool,

ContextInfo describes what was loaded (sizes, presence flags) — it's not the right place to store user intent. Nothing downstream consumes info.no_context_files. Please drop this field (and the two assignments at lines 208 and 282) — the env-var (or threaded bool) is enough.

Should fix before merge

3. Undocumented JCODE_NC env var

Issue #9 spec is JCODE_NO_CONTEXT_FILES only. The extra JCODE_NC alias is:

• not in the issue,
• not in --help, README, or any code comment,
• ambiguous to future readers ("NC" = network / no-color / no-context?).

Please drop JCODE_NC and keep only JCODE_NO_CONTEXT_FILES.

4. Missing UX log line (issue #9 step 4)

Issue #9 explicitly asks:

When skipped, log a single line at session start: Context files disabled (--no-context-files). This is critical so users don't get confused why behavior changed.

This isn't implemented. Please add it in load_agents_md_files_from_dir (or startup) when the flag/env is active.

5. No tests

Issue #9 testing checklist asks for at least:

• With the flag set, the context-file loader returns empty even when fixture AGENTS.md is present.
• Env-var path works.

src/prompt_tests.rs already has test_load_agents_md_files_uses_sandboxed_global_files as a great pattern to copy.

Nits

6. -c short flag collides visually with -C (--cwd)

-c (lowercase) vs -C (uppercase, for --cwd) is a foot-gun — jcode -c /tmp run "..." will pass /tmp as the next positional arg, which is surprising. Issue #9 suggested -n. I'd drop the short alias entirely (long form --no-context-files is fine, matches --no-update, --no-selfdev, --no-browser which are all long-only).

7. Title/description mention "CLAUDE.md", but jcode doesn't load CLAUDE.md

Only AGENTS.md (project) and ~/.AGENTS.md (global) are loaded by load_agents_md_files_from_dir. The "CLAUDE.md" / "JCODE.md" wording from issue #9 was aspirational. Please tighten the PR title/description to match what's actually skipped today.

8. Repeated env lookup

The same std::env::var("JCODE_NO_CONTEXT_FILES").is_ok() || std::env::var("JCODE_NC").is_ok() line is duplicated 3 times. Even if you drop JCODE_NC per #3, please extract a tiny helper (e.g. fn context_files_disabled() -> bool) so there's one source of truth.

9. No README update

Acceptance criteria asks for README documentation. A short bullet under the "Flags" / "Usage" section is enough.

10. Settings support (issue #9 step 3) is optional for v1

Adding loadContextFiles: bool = true to user/project config would be nice for CI-permanent use, but I'd be fine landing this PR without it and tracking that in a follow-up — as long as items 1–5 are addressed.

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To summarize: the must-fix-before-merge items are #1 (flag is dead), #2 (dead field on ContextInfo), #3 (drop JCODE_NC), #4 (log line), and #5 (tests). The rest are nits I'd appreciate but won't block on.

Thanks again for the contribution — looking forward to the next round!