[bug_fix] Update prompt emphasize on generating patch with tests#6001
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Pull request overview
Updates the bug-fix agent system prompt to shift from pure triage toward producing fix patches and validating them with tests, aligning the prompt with recent generated examples.
Changes:
- Renames the agent role from “bug-triage” to “bug-fix” and updates the job statement to include fixing.
- Adds guidance allowing source-repo edits to prepare/inspect a candidate patch.
- Adds guidance to update/write tests and verify failure-before / pass-after.
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This version of the agent is similar to the one used to generate the following examples: