InstructionLoader

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1 min readUpdated 2026-07-29

Kind: Class

Source: atloria-monorepo/libs/agent-core/src/context/instruction-loader.ts

Methods

Method	Signature	Returns
`addPersistent`	`addPersistent(layer: InstructionLayer)`	`void`
`removePersistent`	`removePersistent(id: string)`	`void`
`addTurn`	`addTurn(layer: InstructionLayer)`	`void`
`getInstructions`	`getInstructions(_context: RunContext<TContext>)`	`string`
`createDynamicInstructions`	`createDynamicInstructions()`	`(context: RunContext<TContext>) => string`
`addConditional`	`addConditional(layer: ConditionalLayer)`	`void`
`removeConditional`	`removeConditional(id: string)`	`void`
`setActiveTools`	`setActiveTools(toolNames: string[])`	`void`
`hasActiveTool`	`hasActiveTool(name: string)`	`boolean`
`addToZone`	`addToZone(zone: InstructionZone, layer: Omit<InstructionLayer, 'priority'>, offset: undefined)`	`void`
`discover`	`discover(rootDir: string, options: DiscoveryOptions)`	`DiscoveredInstruction[]`
`loadFromDirectory`	`loadFromDirectory(rootDir: string, options: DiscoveryOptions)`	`DiscoveredInstruction[]`

Where it refuses work

InstructionLoader stops the work with an early return when allLayers.length === 0.
InstructionLoader stops the work with an early return when depth > opts.maxDepth.

When something fails

InstructionLoader handles failure in 1 place: it turns it into a return value in all 1.

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