feat: round conversational agent time for better prompt caching [JAR-10325]

packages/uipath/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "uipath"
-version = "2.14.44"
+version = "2.14.45"
 description = "Python SDK and CLI for UiPath Platform, enabling programmatic interaction with automation services, process management, and deployment tools."
 readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 requires-python = ">=3.11"

packages/uipath/src/uipath/agent/react/conversational_prompts.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class PromptUserSettings(BaseModel):
 
 
 _AGENT_SYSTEM_PROMPT_PREFIX_TEMPLATE = """You are {{CONVERSATIONAL_AGENT_SERVICE_PREFIX_agentName}}.
-The current date is: {{CONVERSATIONAL_AGENT_SERVICE_PREFIX_currentDate}}.
+Current date and time (UTC, rounded down to the hour): {{CONVERSATIONAL_AGENT_SERVICE_PREFIX_currentDate}}
 Understand user goals through conversation and use appropriate tools to fulfill requests.
 
 =====================================================================
@@ -162,8 +162,9 @@ def get_chat_system_prompt(
     Returns:
         The complete system prompt string
     """
-    # Format date as ISO 8601 (yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mmZ)
-    formatted_date = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%MZ")
+    # Truncated to the hour to increase prompt-caching hits
+    now = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
+    formatted_date = f"{now:%A, %B} {now.day}, {now:%Y}, {now:%H}:00 UTC"
 
     prompt = _AGENT_SYSTEM_PROMPT_PREFIX_TEMPLATE
     prompt = prompt.replace(

packages/uipath/tests/agent/react/test_conversational_prompts.py

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def test_generate_system_prompt_includes_agent_name(self):
         assert "You are Customer Support Bot." in prompt
 
     def test_generate_system_prompt_includes_current_date(self):
-        """Current date in ISO 8601 format is included."""
+        """Current date is included, truncated to the hour."""
         # Mock datetime to have a predictable value
         mock_dt = datetime(2026, 1, 15, 10, 30, tzinfo=timezone.utc)
         with patch(
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ def test_generate_system_prompt_includes_current_date(self):
                 user_settings=None,
             )
 
-        assert "2026-01-15T10:30Z" in prompt
+        assert "Thursday, January 15, 2026, 10:00 UTC" in prompt
+        assert "10:30" not in prompt
 
     def test_generate_system_prompt_includes_attachments_section(self):
         """Attachments template is always included."""