From 25dc000907f0f4ea344dfcd7932b5accafa0dcc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jack Amadeo <jackamadeo@squareup.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:42:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] default empty string

---
 crates/goose/src/prompts/system.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/crates/goose/src/prompts/system.md b/crates/goose/src/prompts/system.md
index 5a0c55cf94..6d8d343199 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/prompts/system.md
+++ b/crates/goose/src/prompts/system.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ No extensions are defined. You should let the user know that they should add ext
 {{suggest_disable}}
 {% endif %}
 
-{{tool_selection_strategy}}
+{{tool_selection_strategy|default("")}}
 {% if enable_subagents %}
 
 # sub agents