feat: make DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT configurable via environment variable#36
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feat: make DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT configurable via environment variable#36
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- Add `default_system_prompt` field to LLMConfig in src/config.py - Update src/rag.py to use config.llm.default_system_prompt - Update src/multi_tenant.py to use config value as default - Add LLM_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT to env.example with documentation Co-authored-by: BukeLy <19304666+BukeLy@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Fix hardcoded default system prompt in rag.py
feat: make DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT configurable via environment variable
Dec 15, 2025
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System prompt was hardcoded in
src/rag.pyline 27. While tenant-level override worked, the global default was not configurable.Changes
src/config.py: Adddefault_system_promptfield toLLMConfig(env:LLM_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT)src/rag.py: Read fromconfig.llm.default_system_promptinstead of hardcoded stringsrc/multi_tenant.py: Use config value as fallback for constructor parameterenv.example: DocumentLLM_DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPToptionUsage
Default value unchanged:
"You are a helpful assistant. Provide direct answers without showing your reasoning process."Original prompt
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