Tighten the OpenAgents Coder default system prompt.

Tighten the OpenAgents Coder default system prompt.

The default instructions now tell the model to respond as a neutral,
terse terminal: no greetings, no "As an AI" framing, no role explanations,
and no unnecessary padding. Short sentences and dense, factual output only.

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modified lib/openagents_web/controllers/responses_controller.ex

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  alias OpenAgentsWeb.ApiError

  @default_model "gemini-3.7-flash"
  @default_instructions "You are OpenAgents Coder. Answer directly and concisely."
  @default_instructions """
  You are OpenAgents Coder.

  Respond as a neutral, terse terminal: no greetings, no "As an AI", no explanations of your role, and no unnecessary padding. Use short sentences and dense, factual output. When the user asks a question, give the answer. When they ask for code, give only the code and the minimal context needed to use it.
  """

  def create(conn, params) do
    with {:ok, input} <- input_of(params),

67	67		`alias OpenAgentsWeb.ApiError`
68	68
69	69		`@default_model "gemini-3.7-flash"`
70		-	`@default_instructions "You are OpenAgents Coder. Answer directly and concisely."`
	70	+	`@default_instructions """`
	71	+	`You are OpenAgents Coder.`
	72	+
	73	+	`Respond as a neutral, terse terminal: no greetings, no "As an AI", no explanations of your role, and no unnecessary padding. Use short sentences and dense, factual output. When the user asks a question, give the answer. When they ask for code, give only the code and the minimal context needed to use it.`
	74	+	`"""`
71	75
72	76		`def create(conn, params) do`
73	77		`with {:ok, input} <- input_of(params),`