config: add [agent] mcp_instructions and variadic system compose

src/plyngent/config/models.py

@@ -70,19 +70,15 @@ call `todo_clear` (or pop finished TOP groups) so no hygiene noise is left behin
 """
 
 
-def compose_agent_system_content(
+def compose_agent_system_content(*parts: str) -> str | None:
-    system_prompt: str,
+    """Join persona + tool playbook + extra blocks into one system body.
-    tool_directives: str,
-) -> str | None:
-    """Join persona + tool playbook into one system body, or ``None`` if both empty.
 
-    Non-empty parts are stripped and joined with a blank line. Either field may
+    Returns ``None`` when every part is empty. Non-empty parts are stripped and
-    be ``""`` to disable that part while keeping the other.
+    joined with a blank line. Any part may be ``""`` to disable that block
+    (e.g. ``system_prompt = ""`` keeps the tool playbook).
     """
-    parts = [part.strip() for part in (system_prompt, tool_directives) if part and part.strip()]
+    joined = "\n\n".join(part.strip() for part in parts if part and part.strip())
-    if not parts:
+    return joined or None
-        return None
-    return "\n\n".join(parts)
 
 
 class DatabaseConfig(Struct, omit_defaults=True):
@@ -106,6 +102,9 @@ class AgentConfig(Struct, omit_defaults=True):
     system_prompt: str = DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT
     # Tool how-to (omit → DEFAULT_TOOL_DIRECTIVES; "" disables playbook only).
     tool_directives: str = DEFAULT_TOOL_DIRECTIVES
+    # Fold connected MCP servers' initialize ``instructions`` (usage guidance)
+    # into the agent system prompt when tools are on. false = ignore server text.
+    mcp_instructions: bool = True
     max_tool_result_chars: int = 32_000
     parallel_tools: bool = True
     confirm_destructive: bool = True

tests/test_config/test_agent_section.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def test_agent_section_defaults(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     store = load(path)
     assert store.agent_config.system_prompt == DEFAULT_SYSTEM_PROMPT
     assert store.agent_config.tool_directives == DEFAULT_TOOL_DIRECTIVES
+    assert store.agent_config.mcp_instructions is True
     assert "professional coding agent" in store.agent_config.system_prompt
     assert "### Workspace" in store.agent_config.tool_directives
     assert store.agent_config.max_tool_result_chars == 32_000
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ def test_compose_empty_combinations() -> None:
     assert compose_agent_system_content("Only persona", "") == "Only persona"
     assert compose_agent_system_content("", "Only tools") == "Only tools"
     assert compose_agent_system_content("Persona", "Tools") == "Persona\n\nTools"
+    assert compose_agent_system_content("", "", "") is None
+    assert compose_agent_system_content("Persona", "Tools", "Extra") == "Persona\n\nTools\n\nExtra"
+    assert compose_agent_system_content("Persona", "", "Extra") == "Persona\n\nExtra"
 
 
 def test_agent_section_parse(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
@@ -158,6 +162,19 @@ tool_directives = ""
     )
 
 
+def test_agent_mcp_instructions_flag(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    path = tmp_path / "c.toml"
+    _ = path.write_text(
+        """
+[agent]
+mcp_instructions = false
+""",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    store = load(path)
+    assert store.agent_config.mcp_instructions is False
+
+
 def test_plugins_section_parse(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
     path = tmp_path / "c.toml"
     _ = path.write_text(