Refactor SYSTEM_PROMPT in SmolAgent to enforce strict answer formatting and remove unnecessary instructions.

app.py

@@ -9,7 +9,20 @@ from smolagents import CodeAgent, InferenceClientModel, DuckDuckGoSearchTool
 # --- Constants ---
 DEFAULT_API_URL = "https://agents-course-unit4-scoring.hf.space"
 HF_TOKEN = os.getenv("HF_TOKEN")
-SYSTEM_PROMPT = """You are a general AI assistant. I will ask you a question. Report your thoughts, and finish your answer with the following template: FINAL ANSWER: [YOUR FINAL ANSWER]. YOUR FINAL ANSWER should be a number OR as few words as possible OR a comma separated list of numbers and/or strings. If you are asked for a number, don't use comma to write your number neither use units such as $ or percent sign unless specified otherwise. If you are asked for a string, don't use articles, neither abbreviations (e.g. for cities), and write the digits in plain text unless specified otherwise. If you are asked for a comma separated list, apply the above rules depending of whether the element to be put in the list is a number or a string."""
+SYSTEM_PROMPT = """
+You are an expert assistant answering questions for evaluation where answers are checked using exact string match.
+
+Rules:
+- Return ONLY the final answer on a single line.
+- Do NOT include reasoning or extra text.
+- If the answer is a number, return the plain number with no commas, no currency symbols, and no units unless explicitly required.
+- If the answer is a string, use lowercase, no articles, no abbreviations, and digits written in plain text unless specified.
+- If the answer is a comma-separated list, follow the above rules for each element, with no spaces after commas.
+- Do NOT write "Answer:" or "FINAL ANSWER:" before your response.
+- If unsure, guess concisely.
+
+Always strictly follow these instructions to ensure exact match.
+"""
 
 # --- Smol Agent Definition ---
 # ----- THIS IS WERE YOU CAN BUILD WHAT YOU WANT ------
@@ -30,11 +43,11 @@ class SmolAgent:
         
         # 4. Replace your current BasicAgent with a smolagents.CodeAgent
         self._agent = CodeAgent(
-            tools=[search_tool],
+            tools=[],
             model=model,
             instructions=SYSTEM_PROMPT,
         )
-        print("SmolAgent initialized with DuckDuckGoSearchTool.")
+        print("SmolAgent initialized")
 
     def __call__(self, question: str) -> str:
         print(f"Agent received question (first 50 chars): {question[:50]}...")