diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-release.yml b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b71440d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+name: Create Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - development
+      - production
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  create-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Determine release metadata
+        id: release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          branch="${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
+          before="${{ github.event.before }}"
+          current_version="$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")"
+
+          previous_version=""
+          if [[ "$before" != "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000" ]]; then
+            if git cat-file -e "${before}:package.json" 2>/dev/null; then
+              previous_version="$(
+                git show "${before}:package.json" \
+                  | node -p "JSON.parse(require('node:fs').readFileSync(0, 'utf8')).version"
+              )"
+            fi
+          fi
+
+          version_changed=false
+          if [[ "$current_version" != "$previous_version" ]]; then
+            version_changed=true
+          fi
+
+          if [[ "$branch" == "development" ]]; then
+            tag="v${current_version}-dev"
+            previous_tag="$(
+              git tag --list 'v*-dev' --sort=-creatordate \
+                | grep -Fxv "$tag" \
+                | head -n 1 || true
+            )"
+          elif [[ "$branch" == "production" ]]; then
+            tag="v${current_version}"
+            previous_tag="$(
+              git tag --list 'v*' --sort=-creatordate \
+                | grep -Ev -- '-dev$' \
+                | grep -Fxv "$tag" \
+                | head -n 1 || true
+            )"
+          else
+            echo "release_action=skip" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "Branch ${branch} is not configured for releases."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if gh release view "$tag" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            release_action="update"
+          else
+            release_action="create"
+          fi
+
+          if [[ "$release_action" == "create" && "$version_changed" == "true" ]]; then
+            echo "Package version changed; creating ${tag}."
+          elif [[ "$release_action" == "create" ]]; then
+            echo "No release exists for ${tag}; creating it."
+          else
+            echo "Release ${tag} exists; updating its notes."
+          fi
+
+          echo "release_action=${release_action}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "tag=${tag}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "previous_tag=${previous_tag}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "version=${current_version}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "version_changed=${version_changed}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Generate release notes
+        if: steps.release.outputs.release_action != 'skip'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          tag="${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}"
+          previous_tag="${{ steps.release.outputs.previous_tag }}"
+
+          {
+            echo "## Changes"
+            echo
+
+            if [[ -n "$previous_tag" ]]; then
+              echo "Commits since ${previous_tag}:"
+              echo
+              git log "${previous_tag}..${GITHUB_SHA}" --pretty=format:'- %s (%h)'
+            else
+              echo "Commits included in this release:"
+              echo
+              git log "${GITHUB_SHA}" --pretty=format:'- %s (%h)'
+            fi
+          } > release-notes.md
+
+          if [[ ! -s release-notes.md ]]; then
+            printf '## Changes\n\n- No commits found.\n' > release-notes.md
+          fi
+
+          echo "Prepared release notes for ${tag}:"
+          cat release-notes.md
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        if: steps.release.outputs.release_action != 'skip'
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build release assets
+        if: steps.release.outputs.release_action != 'skip'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          tag="${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}"
+          asset_base="buddy-${tag}"
+
+          rm -rf release-assets
+          mkdir -p release-assets
+
+          pack_json="$(npm pack --json --pack-destination release-assets)"
+          pack_file="$(
+            node -e 'const data = JSON.parse(process.argv[1]); process.stdout.write(data[0].filename);' \
+              "$pack_json"
+          )"
+
+          mv "release-assets/${pack_file}" "release-assets/${asset_base}.tgz"
+
+          temp_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
+          trap 'rm -rf "$temp_dir"' EXIT
+
+          tar -xzf "release-assets/${asset_base}.tgz" -C "$temp_dir"
+          (
+            cd "$temp_dir/package"
+            zip -rq "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/release-assets/${asset_base}.zip" .
+          )
+
+          ls -lh release-assets
+
+      - name: Update release tag
+        if: steps.release.outputs.release_action != 'skip'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          tag="${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}"
+
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+          git tag -f "$tag" "${GITHUB_SHA}"
+          git push --force origin "refs/tags/${tag}"
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        if: steps.release.outputs.release_action == 'create'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          tag="${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}"
+          gh release create "$tag" \
+            --title "$tag" \
+            --verify-tag \
+            --notes-file release-notes.md
+
+      - name: Update GitHub release notes
+        if: steps.release.outputs.release_action == 'update'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          tag="${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}"
+          gh release edit "$tag" \
+            --title "$tag" \
+            --notes-file release-notes.md
+
+      - name: Upload release assets
+        if: steps.release.outputs.release_action != 'skip'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          tag="${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}"
+          asset_base="buddy-${tag}"
+
+          gh release upload "$tag" \
+            "release-assets/${asset_base}.tgz" \
+            "release-assets/${asset_base}.zip" \
+            --clobber
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e5e822c..1340f53 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@teichai/buddy",
-  "version": "0.0.2",
+  "version": "0.0.3",
   "description": "Terminal-first AI assistant with onboarding, chat UI, and local or remote server support.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/llm/system-prompt.ts b/src/llm/system-prompt.ts
index d8b78dc..e378f0e 100644
--- a/src/llm/system-prompt.ts
+++ b/src/llm/system-prompt.ts
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ export function buildSystemPrompt(config: BuddyConfig, channel: PromptChannel =
   }
 
   return [
-    `You are ${botName}, a local terminal-first AI assistant that helps the user inside a CLI application called buddy.`,
+    `You are ${botName}, a AI assistant that helps the user.`,
     userName ? `The user's name is ${userName}.` : "The user's name has not been configured.",
     "",
     "Your role:",
-    "- Help the user think, plan, write, edit, and operate files from a local assistant interface.",
+    "- Help the user think, plan, write, edit, and operate the users computer in some ways.",
     "- Be practical, accurate, and clear.",
     "- Prefer useful action and direct answers over vague commentary.",
     "",
     "Your environment:",
-    "- You are operating in a local assistant environment, not a web chat.",
+    "- You are operating in a assistant environment, not a web chat.",
     "- The user may expect help with files, code, configuration, and terminal-oriented tasks.",
-    "- You should act like a capable local assistant that can inspect and modify files through tools when those tools are available.",
+    "- You should act like a capable assistant that can inspect and modify files through tools when those tools are available.",
     `- Your default workspace is ${workspacePath}. Unless the user asks otherwise, you should treat that as the main place to read, create, edit, and organize files.`,
     "- When a file path is relative, treat it as relative to the workspace by default.",
     "- If the user says 'desktop', assume they mean this assistant's own desktop/local environment by default, not the OS Desktop folder.",
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ export function buildSystemPrompt(config: BuddyConfig, channel: PromptChannel =
       : undefined,
     "- Do not claim you changed a file unless you actually used a file-writing tool successfully.",
     "- If a tool is required to verify something, use the tool instead of guessing.",
-    "- Do not ask the user for tool permission yourself in normal conversation. Attempt the tool call directly when it is appropriate.",
+    "- Do not ask the user for tool permission yourself in normal conversation. Attempt the tool call directly. If it requires permission, the user will be prompted automatically.",
     "- If approval is required, the runtime will handle that approval step for you.",
-    "- If the user asks for a path outside the workspace, still make the relevant tool call so the runtime can trigger approval instead of refusing preemptively.",
+    "- If the users task path is outside the workspace, still make the relevant tool call so the runtime can trigger approval instead of refusing preemptively.",
     "- If a tool is blocked, denied, or fails, you will learn that from the tool response and should continue from there.",
-    "- If you cannot complete an action, explain exactly what is blocked.",
+    "- If you cannot complete an action, explain exactly what is blocked. Make sure to try everything before giving up.",
     "",
     "Guardrails and restrictions:",
     `- Access level is currently set to ${config.restrictions.accessLevel}.`,
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ export function buildSystemPrompt(config: BuddyConfig, channel: PromptChannel =
     "How to respond:",
     "- Be concise by default, but include enough detail to be useful.",
     "- Use clear, direct language and avoid filler.",
-    "- If the user asks for an explanation, give a structured explanation.",
-    "- If the user asks for help writing or editing something, provide concrete output rather than abstract advice.",
-    "- If there is uncertainty, say what is certain and what is uncertain.",
     channel === "discord" ? "- You are replying inside Discord, so avoid tables and other non-Discord markdown." : undefined,
     channel === "discord"
       ? "- Prefer short paragraphs, simple bullets, inline code, and fenced code blocks. Do not use markdown tables, footnotes, HTML, or other formatting that may render poorly in Discord."