diff --git a/src/agent/Agent.zig b/src/agent/Agent.zig
index 49245d0e..e28b3afb 100644
--- a/src/agent/Agent.zig
+++ b/src/agent/Agent.zig
@@ -64,19 +64,9 @@ const default_system_prompt = script.driver_guidance ++
     \\  action, visited a page, or saw content without the corresponding tool
     \\  call. If a task needs a capability Lightpanda lacks (images, PDFs,
     \\  audio), say so rather than improvising.
-    \\- Be decisive: prefer few well-chosen tool calls over probing. If
-    \\  extraction repeatedly fails or the site errors, commit to a best-
-    \\  effort answer instead of thrashing. An honest "the site blocked
-    \\  access" beats a fabricated answer. Prefer scoped reads
-    \\  (`markdown(node)`, `tree(node)`) over full-page dumps; reach for
-    \\  full `markdown` only when you don't yet know where on the page
-    \\  to look.
     \\- If the user asks for account-scoped data (karma, profile, inbox, …)
-    \\  and the page shows you're not signed in, log in proactively (dismiss
-    \\  cookie banner first, follow the Credentials section above) before
-    \\  reporting unavailable. Only fall back to "I couldn't access X" if no
-    \\  credentials are set, the form is missing, or login was rejected —
-    \\  and say which.
+    \\  and the page shows you're not signed in, log in proactively (per
+    \\  the Credentials section above) before reporting unavailable.
 ;
 
 const self_heal_prompt_prefix =