Claude Code System Prompts

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Claude Code System Prompts

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[!important] **NEW (January 23, 2026): We've added all of Claude Code's ~40 system reminders to this list—see [System Reminders](#system-reminders).**

This repository contains an up-to-date list of all Claude Code's various system prompts and their associated token counts as of **[Claude Code v2.1.76](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/v/2.1.76) (March 13th, 2026).** It also contains a [**CHANGELOG.md**](./CHANGELOG.md) for the system prompts across 126 versions since v2.0.14. From the team behind [ **Piebald.**](https://piebald.ai/)

**This repository is updated within minutes of each Claude Code release. See the [changelog](./CHANGELOG.md), and follow [@PiebaldAI](https://x.com/PiebaldAI) on X for a summary of the system prompt changes in each release.**

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Why multiple "system prompts?"

**Claude Code doesn't just have one single string for its system prompt.**

Instead, there are:

• Large portions conditionally added depending on the environment and various configs.
• Descriptions for builtin tools like Write, Bash, and TodoWrite, and some are fairly large.
• Separate system prompts for builtin agents like Explore and Plan.

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