""" Prompt instructions callback. This callback allows simple prompt engineering by pre-pending a user instructions message to the start of the conversation before each LLM call. Usage: from cua_agent.callbacks import PromptInstructionsCallback agent = ComputerAgent( model="openai/computer-use-preview", callbacks=[PromptInstructionsCallback("Follow these rules...")] ) """ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional from .base import AsyncCallbackHandler class PromptInstructionsCallback(AsyncCallbackHandler): """ Prepend a user instructions message to the message list. This is a minimal, non-invasive way to guide the agent's behavior without modifying agent loops or tools. It works with any provider/loop since it only alters the messages array before sending to the model. """ def __init__(self, instructions: Optional[str]) -> None: self.instructions = instructions async def on_llm_start(self, messages: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]: # Pre-pend instructions message if not self.instructions: return messages # Ensure we don't duplicate if already present at the front if messages and isinstance(messages[0], dict): first = messages[0] if first.get("role") == "user" and first.get("content") == self.instructions: return messages return [ {"role": "user", "content": self.instructions}, ] + messages