.instructions file

.instructions

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Give concise responses.

core/config/getSystemPromptDotFile.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { IDE } from "..";
+
+export const SYSTEM_PROMPT_DOT_FILE = ".instructions";
+
+export async function getSystemPromptDotFile(ide: IDE): Promise<string | null> {
+  const dirs = await ide.getWorkspaceDirs();
+
+  let prompts: string[] = [];
+  const pathSep = await ide.pathSep();
+  for (const dir of dirs) {
+    const dotFile = `${dir}${pathSep}${SYSTEM_PROMPT_DOT_FILE}`;
+    if (await ide.fileExists(dotFile)) {
+      try {
+        const content = await ide.readFile(dotFile);
+        prompts.push(content);
+      } catch (e) {
+        // ignore if file doesn't exist
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!prompts.length) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return prompts.join("\n\n");
+}

core/config/load.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import {
   defaultSlashCommandsJetBrains,
   defaultSlashCommandsVscode,
 } from "./default";
+import { getSystemPromptDotFile } from "./getSystemPromptDotFile";
 import {
   DEFAULT_PROMPTS_FOLDER,
   getPromptFiles,
@@ -732,6 +733,11 @@ async function loadFullConfigNode(
     return { errors, config: undefined, configLoadInterrupted: true };
   }
 
+  const systemPromptDotFile = await getSystemPromptDotFile(ide);
+  if (systemPromptDotFile) {
+    serialized.systemMessage = systemPromptDotFile;
+  }
+
   // Convert serialized to intermediate config
   let intermediate = await serializedToIntermediateConfig(serialized, ide);
 

extensions/intellij/src/main/kotlin/com/github/continuedev/continueintellijextension/continue/IdeProtocolClient.kt

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class AsyncFileSaveListener(private val ideProtocolClient: IdeProtocolClient) :
         for (event in events) {
             if (event.path.endsWith(".continue/config.json") || event.path.endsWith(".continue/config.ts") || event.path.endsWith(
                     ".continue\\config.json"
-                ) || event.path.endsWith(".continue\\config.ts") || event.path.endsWith(".continuerc.json")
+                ) || event.path.endsWith(".continue\\config.ts") || event.path.endsWith(".continuerc.json") || event.path.endsWith(".continuerc.json")
             ) {
                 return object : AsyncFileListener.ChangeApplier {
                     override fun afterVfsChange() {

extensions/vscode/src/extension/VsCodeExtension.ts

@@ -284,7 +284,8 @@ export class VsCodeExtension {
 
       if (
         filepath.endsWith(".continuerc.json") ||
-        filepath.endsWith(".prompt")
+        filepath.endsWith(".prompt") ||
+        filepath.endsWith(".instructions")
       ) {
         this.configHandler.reloadConfig();
       } else if (
@@ -296,14 +297,16 @@ export class VsCodeExtension {
       } else {
         // Reindex the file
         this.core.invoke("index/forceReIndex", {
-          dirs: [filepath]
+          dirs: [filepath],
         });
       }
     });
 
     vscode.workspace.onDidDeleteFiles(async (event) => {
       this.core.invoke("index/forceReIndex", {
-        dirs: event.files.map((file) => file.fsPath.split("/").slice(0, -1).join("/"))
+        dirs: event.files.map((file) =>
+          file.fsPath.split("/").slice(0, -1).join("/"),
+        ),
       });
     });
 
@@ -352,7 +355,8 @@ export class VsCodeExtension {
 
     // Register a content provider for the readonly virtual documents
     const documentContentProvider = new (class
-      implements vscode.TextDocumentContentProvider {
+      implements vscode.TextDocumentContentProvider
+    {
       // emitter and its event
       onDidChangeEmitter = new vscode.EventEmitter<vscode.Uri>();
       onDidChange = this.onDidChangeEmitter.event;