Shared prompt in agent markdown definition #7369

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1. atanasna

   changed the title [-]Shared prompt in agent yaml definition[/-] [+]Shared prompt in agent markdown definition[/+] on Jan 8, 2026
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   on Jan 8, 2026
3. github-actions commented on Jan 8, 2026

   

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   This issue might be a duplicate of existing issues. Please check:

   • How to reference other mds in the md of Subagents by using @? #2965: How to reference other mds in the md of Subagents by using @? - This discusses using @references in agent markdown files to include other markdown content
   • Dynamic system prompts for custom agents #3195: Dynamic system prompts for custom agents - This addresses the challenge of sharing prompt content across multiple agent configurations

   Both issues relate to the core request of reusing prompt/content across multiple agent definitions in markdown files. Feel free to ignore if none of these address your specific case.
4. ariane-emory commented on Jan 9, 2026

   

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   What do you imagine this looking like in the Markdown file? Would it reuse the {file:somefile.md} syntax used in the JSON configuration files?

   Adding some of these details might make it easier to try to come up with a resolution.
5. atanasna commented on Jan 9, 2026

   

   atanasna

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   Sorry if the description was not good enough. I imagine having 2 agent definitions, something similar to the following in <project_path>/.opencode/agent directory

   ---
   description: |
     Scope: ...
     Trigger: ...
   name: light
   color: "#ffd580"
   mode: subagent
   ---
   [include](docs/shared_prompts.md)

   ---
   description: |
     Scope: ...
     Trigger: ...
   name: heavy
   color: "#ffdee2"
   mode: subagent
   ---
   [include](docs/shared_prompts.md)

   Instead of the [include] it can be a @ notation like in claudecode, prompt in frontmatter or anything else. I don't really care about the actual syntax. The point is that I would have a 3th file shared_promped.md in my project dir that will have the prompt for both agents and that can be included in both agent's md definitions under .opencode/agent

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6. github-actions commented on Mar 25, 2026

   

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7. rekram1-node

   closed this as not plannedon May 22, 2026