fix: make constitution warning an explicit Claude instruction via stdout#11
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Claude Code injects SessionStart hook stdout into context silently — Claude wasn't acting on the previous stderr-only approach. Now outputs an IMPORTANT instruction to stdout (Claude's context) so Claude is forced to mention it on the next response, plus a short stderr message for immediate terminal visibility. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Claude Code injects
SessionStarthook stdout silently into Claude's context — Claude wasn't proactively mentioning the unfilled constitution because the previous warning was only on stderr.This fix uses a dual approach:
IMPORTANT: ...instruction forcing Claude to tell the user to run/speckit.constitutionon the very next response⚠️ Constitution not configured yet. Run: /speckit.constitutionTest plan
>&2andIMPORTANTare present in the generated hook🤖 Generated with Claude Code