diff --git a/ra_aid/agents/implementation_agent.py b/ra_aid/agents/implementation_agent.py
index 352e241..447f565 100644
--- a/ra_aid/agents/implementation_agent.py
+++ b/ra_aid/agents/implementation_agent.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ def run_task_implementation_agent(
                 related_files="\n".join(related_files),
                 env_inv=env_inv,
                 tool_metadata=formatted_tool_metadata,
+                project_info=formatted_project_info,
             )
 
             # Show the reasoning assist query in a panel
diff --git a/ra_aid/agents/planning_agent.py b/ra_aid/agents/planning_agent.py
index e6dd8e8..42355b6 100644
--- a/ra_aid/agents/planning_agent.py
+++ b/ra_aid/agents/planning_agent.py
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ def run_planning_agent(
                 related_files=related_files,
                 env_inv=env_inv,
                 tool_metadata=formatted_tool_metadata,
+                project_info=formatted_project_info,
             )
 
             # Show the reasoning assist query in a panel
diff --git a/ra_aid/agents/research_agent.py b/ra_aid/agents/research_agent.py
index 381cb9e..4acde08 100644
--- a/ra_aid/agents/research_agent.py
+++ b/ra_aid/agents/research_agent.py
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ def run_research_agent(
                 related_files=related_files,
                 env_inv=get_env_inv(),
                 tool_metadata=formatted_tool_metadata,
+                project_info=formatted_project_info,
             )
 
             # Show the reasoning assist query in a panel
@@ -511,8 +512,8 @@ def run_web_research_agent(
             console.print(Panel(Markdown(console_message), title="🔬 Researching..."))
 
         logger.debug("Web research agent completed successfully")
-        none_or_fallback_handler = init_fallback_handler(agent, tools)
-        _result = run_agent_with_retry(agent, prompt, none_or_fallback_handler)
+        none_or_fallback_handler = agent_utils.init_fallback_handler(agent, tools)
+        _result = agent_utils.run_agent_with_retry(agent, prompt, none_or_fallback_handler)
         if _result:
             # Log web research completion
             log_work_event(f"Completed web research phase for: {query}")
diff --git a/ra_aid/prompts/reasoning_assist_prompt.py b/ra_aid/prompts/reasoning_assist_prompt.py
index dbde1e3..ab50738 100644
--- a/ra_aid/prompts/reasoning_assist_prompt.py
+++ b/ra_aid/prompts/reasoning_assist_prompt.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ Working Directory: {working_directory}
 {related_files}
 </related files>
 
+<project info>
+{project_info}
+</project info>
+
 <environment information>
 {env_inv}
 </environment information>
@@ -85,6 +89,10 @@ Working Directory: {working_directory}
 {related_files}
 </related files>
 
+<project info>
+{project_info}
+</project info>
+
 <environment information>
 {env_inv}
 </environment information>
@@ -147,6 +155,10 @@ Working Directory: {working_directory}
 {related_files}
 </related files>
 
+<project info>
+{project_info}
+</project info>
+
 <environment information>
 {env_inv}
 </environment information>
@@ -166,6 +178,8 @@ Given the available information, tools, and base task or query, write a couple p
 
 The agent is so dumb it needs you to explicitly say how to use the parameters to the tools as well.
 
+ONLY FOR NEW PROJECTS: If this is a new project, most of the focus needs to be on asking the expert, reading/research available library files, emitting key snippets/facts, and most importantly research notes to lay out that we have a new project and what we are building. DO NOT INSTRUCT THE AGENT TO LIST PROJECT DIRECTORIES/READ FILES IF WE ALREADY KNOW THERE ARE NO PROJECT FILES.
+
 Answer quickly and confidently with five sentences at most.
 
 DO NOT WRITE CODE