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docs(memory): steer agents to save declarative facts, not instructions (#12665)

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Imperative memory entries ('Always respond concisely', 'Run tests with
pytest -n 4') get re-read as directives in future sessions, causing
repeated work or overriding the user's current request. Add a short
phrasing guideline to MEMORY_GUIDANCE so the model writes declarative
facts instead ('User prefers concise responses', 'Project uses pytest
with xdist').

Credit: observation from @Mariandipietra on X.
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@ -152,7 +152,13 @@ MEMORY_GUIDANCE = (
"Do NOT save task progress, session outcomes, completed-work logs, or temporary TODO "
"state to memory; use session_search to recall those from past transcripts. "
"If you've discovered a new way to do something, solved a problem that could be "
"necessary later, save it as a skill with the skill tool."
"necessary later, save it as a skill with the skill tool.\n"
"Write memories as declarative facts, not instructions to yourself. "
"'User prefers concise responses' ✓ — 'Always respond concisely' ✗. "
"'Project uses pytest with xdist' ✓ — 'Run tests with pytest -n 4' ✗. "
"Imperative phrasing gets re-read as a directive in later sessions and can "
"cause repeated work or override the user's current request. Procedures and "
"workflows belong in skills, not memory."
)
SESSION_SEARCH_GUIDANCE = (