Refactor server instructions to use strings.Builder pattern #1835
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Summary
Refactored
GenerateInstructions()andgetToolsetInstructions()inpkg/github/instructions.goto usestrings.Builderinstead of string slices withappend()andstrings.Join(), matching the pattern used in the documentation generator.Why
Improves consistency across the codebase and provides better performance through fewer allocations. The documentation generator already uses this pattern successfully.
What changed
GenerateInstructions(): replaced[]string+append()+strings.Join()withstrings.BuildergetToolsetInstructions(): replaced string concatenation withstrings.Builderin all switch casesBefore:
After:
MCP impact
Security / limits
Tool renaming
Lint & tests
./script/lint./script/testDocs
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