tweak: background agent prompting to avoid polling issues (#30790)

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@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ When NOT to use the Task tool:
Usage notes:
1. Launch multiple agents concurrently whenever possible, to maximize performance; to do that, use a single message with multiple tool uses
2. Once you have delegated work to an agent, do not duplicate that work yourself. Continue with non-overlapping tasks, or wait for the result.
2. Once you have delegated work to an agent, do not duplicate that work yourself. Continue with non-overlapping tasks, or wait for the result. For background tasks, you will be notified automatically when the result is ready.
3. When the agent is done, it will return a single message back to you. The result returned by the agent is not visible to the user. To show the user the result, you should send a text message back to the user with a concise summary of the result. The output includes a task_id you can reuse later to continue the same subagent session.
4. Each agent invocation starts with a fresh context unless you provide task_id to resume the same subagent session (which continues with its previous messages and tool outputs). When starting fresh, your prompt should contain a highly detailed task description for the agent to perform autonomously and you should specify exactly what information the agent should return back to you in its final and only message to you.
5. The agent's outputs should generally be trusted