fix: hide loop builder instructions from chat

[MattPua]

Problem

Loop builder sessions show internal builder instructions as the user message in chat.

Changes

Before:

After:

• Show only the prompt entered by the user
• Pass builder guidance through hidden custom instructions
• Keep context metadata available to the agent

How did you test this?

• pnpm exec vitest run packages/ui/src/features/loops/loopBuilderPrompt.test.ts
• pnpm exec biome check packages/ui/src/features/loops/loopBuilderPrompt.ts packages/ui/src/features/loops/loopBuilderPrompt.test.ts packages/ui/src/features/loops/hooks/useLoopBuilderTask.ts
• pnpm --filter @posthog/ui typecheck
• Full repository typecheck attempted by pre-commit, but failed in apps/web on existing unresolved @posthog/agent and @posthog/host-trpc exports

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• Publish to changelog?
• Alert Sales and Marketing teams?

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React Doctor found no issues in the changed files. 🎉

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### Issue 1 of 1
packages/ui/src/features/loops/hooks/useLoopBuilderTask.ts:38-39
**Unseeded Builder Cannot Start**

When the instructions are empty or whitespace-only, both `content` and `taskDescription` become empty strings. Task creation requires one of these fields to contain non-whitespace text, so it returns `Task description cannot be empty` before the hidden instruction to ask what the user wants can reach the agent; previously, the generated builder prompt kept this flow valid.

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[greptile-apps]

Unseeded Builder Cannot Start

When the instructions are empty or whitespace-only, both content and taskDescription become empty strings. Task creation requires one of these fields to contain non-whitespace text, so it returns Task description cannot be empty before the hidden instruction to ask what the user wants can reach the agent; previously, the generated builder prompt kept this flow valid.

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Path: packages/ui/src/features/loops/hooks/useLoopBuilderTask.ts
Line: 38-39

Comment:
**Unseeded Builder Cannot Start**

When the instructions are empty or whitespace-only, both `content` and `taskDescription` become empty strings. Task creation requires one of these fields to contain non-whitespace text, so it returns `Task description cannot be empty` before the hidden instruction to ask what the user wants can reach the agent; previously, the generated builder prompt kept this flow valid.

How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.