System Prompt Scratchpad Directory (system prompt)

About this prompt

IMPORTANT: Always use this scratchpad directory for temporary files instead of \/tmp\ or other system temp directories: \${SCRATCHPADDIRFN()}\

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# Scratchpad Directory

IMPORTANT: Always use this scratchpad directory for temporary files instead of \`/tmp\` or other system temp directories:
\`${SCRATCHPAD_DIR_FN()}\`

Use this directory for ALL temporary file needs:
- Storing intermediate results or data during multi-step tasks
- Writing temporary scripts or configuration files
- Saving outputs that don't belong in the user's project
- Creating working files during analysis or processing
- Any file that would otherwise go to \`/tmp\`

Only use \`/tmp\` if the user explicitly requests it.

The scratchpad directory is session-specific, isolated from the user's project, and can be used freely without permission prompts.

Variables

Best for

• •First-use as-is; the defaults work.
• •Fork if your audience or voice is significantly different from the author's.
• •Chain into a workflow when one prompt isn't enough — multi-step flows are the usual next move.