# get_default_coding_instructions

> **Function** in `deepagents_cli`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/deepagents-cli/config/get_default_coding_instructions)

Get the default coding agent instructions.

These are the immutable base instructions that cannot be modified by the agent.
Long-term memory (AGENTS.md) is handled separately by the middleware.

## Signature

```python
get_default_coding_instructions() -> str
```

## Returns

`str`

The default agent instructions as a string.

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/deepagents/blob/3bcc51a95da80094cfc8bc4bcaf25dc1e2ad8f44/libs/cli/deepagents_cli/config.py#L1755)