diff --git a/crates/rhema-claw/SYSTEM.md b/crates/rhema-claw/SYSTEM.md
index aaecb1e..6fb451b 100644
--- a/crates/rhema-claw/SYSTEM.md
+++ b/crates/rhema-claw/SYSTEM.md
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@ it, is the reply the user sees.
 {% if tools %}
 ## Tools
 
-You act through these tools (name | description | arguments). The
-arguments are the JSON schema a call must satisfy.
+You act through these tools: each entry is its name and arguments, then
+what it is for. The arguments are the JSON schema a call must satisfy.
 
 {% for tool in tools %}
-- {{ tool.name }} | {{ tool.description }} | {{ tool.parameters | tojson }}
+- {{ tool.name }} | {{ tool.parameters | json }}
+{{ tool.description | indent(2, true) }}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/crates/rhema-claw/src/bootstrap.rs b/crates/rhema-claw/src/bootstrap.rs
index 4087e83..11a7aa9 100644
--- a/crates/rhema-claw/src/bootstrap.rs
+++ b/crates/rhema-claw/src/bootstrap.rs
@@ -518,9 +518,10 @@ mod tests {
             None,
         )
         .expect("renders");
-        assert!(prompt.contains("- my_tool | its purpose | "), "{prompt}");
+        assert!(prompt.contains("- my_tool | {"), "{prompt}");
+        assert!(prompt.contains("\n  its purpose"), "{prompt}");
         assert!(
-            prompt.contains(r#""required": ["kind"]"#),
+            prompt.contains(r#""required":["kind"]"#),
             "the JSON schema rendered: {prompt}"
         );
     }
diff --git a/crates/rhema-claw/src/interactive.rs b/crates/rhema-claw/src/interactive.rs
index 6ea8549..2ed2b6c 100644
--- a/crates/rhema-claw/src/interactive.rs
+++ b/crates/rhema-claw/src/interactive.rs
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ mod tests {
             );
         }
         assert!(
-            prompt.contains(r#""required": ["command"]"#),
+            prompt.contains(r#""required":["command"]"#),
             "bash's schema renders: {prompt}"
         );
         assert!(prompt.contains("final message"), "{prompt}");