From 4ae45a6c8df62287d720385430d0458a0b2dc354 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeremy Rose <172423086+nornagon-openai@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 16:00:33 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] remove bold the keyword from prompt (#3121)

the model was often including the literal text "Bold the keyword" in
lists.
this guidance doesn't seem particularly useful to me, so just drop it.
---
 codex-rs/core/prompt.md | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/codex-rs/core/prompt.md b/codex-rs/core/prompt.md
index cc7e930a..4b39ed6b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/prompt.md
+++ b/codex-rs/core/prompt.md
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ You are producing plain text that will later be styled by the CLI. Follow these
 **Bullets**
 
 - Use `-` followed by a space for every bullet.
-- Bold the keyword, then colon + concise description.
 - Merge related points when possible; avoid a bullet for every trivial detail.
 - Keep bullets to one line unless breaking for clarity is unavoidable.
 - Group into short lists (4–6 bullets) ordered by importance.