diff --git a/internal/agent/grouping.go b/internal/agent/grouping.go
index 32892c3..72e3ae5 100644
--- a/internal/agent/grouping.go
+++ b/internal/agent/grouping.go
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ func callGroupingLLM(ctx context.Context, diffs []model.Diff, client llm.LLMClie
 		}
 	}()
 
-	table := buildFileMetadataTable(diffs)
+	fileList := buildFileList(diffs)
 
 	messages := make([]llm.Message, 0, len(task.Messages))
 	for _, m := range task.Messages {
-		content := strings.ReplaceAll(m.Content, "{{file_metadata_table}}", table)
+		content := strings.ReplaceAll(m.Content, "{{file_list}}", fileList)
 		messages = append(messages, llm.NewTextMessage(m.Role, content))
 	}
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func callGroupingLLM(ctx context.Context, diffs []model.Diff, client llm.LLMClie
 	return groups, usage, err
 }
 
-func buildFileMetadataTable(diffs []model.Diff) string {
+func buildFileList(diffs []model.Diff) string {
 	var sb strings.Builder
 	for _, d := range diffs {
 		status := "MODIFIED"
diff --git a/internal/agent/grouping_test.go b/internal/agent/grouping_test.go
index 4e0f5af..ee559f8 100644
--- a/internal/agent/grouping_test.go
+++ b/internal/agent/grouping_test.go
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func TestGroupDiffs_LLMError_Fallback(t *testing.T) {
 	client := &fakeGroupingClient{err: fmt.Errorf("connection refused")}
 	tpl := template.Template{
 		GroupingTask: &template.LlmConversation{
-			Messages: []template.ChatMessage{{Role: "user", Content: "{{file_metadata_table}}"}},
+			Messages: []template.ChatMessage{{Role: "user", Content: "{{file_list}}"}},
 		},
 	}
 	result := groupDiffs(context.Background(), diffs, client, "fake", tpl, 0)
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func TestGroupDiffs_LLMSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	tpl := template.Template{
 		GroupingTask: &template.LlmConversation{
-			Messages: []template.ChatMessage{{Role: "user", Content: "{{file_metadata_table}}"}},
+			Messages: []template.ChatMessage{{Role: "user", Content: "{{file_list}}"}},
 		},
 	}
 	result := groupDiffs(context.Background(), diffs, client, "fake", tpl, 0)
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func TestCallGroupingLLM_EmptyResponse(t *testing.T) {
 	diffs := []model.Diff{{NewPath: "a.go"}}
 	client := &fakeGroupingClient{response: ""}
 	task := &template.LlmConversation{
-		Messages: []template.ChatMessage{{Role: "user", Content: "{{file_metadata_table}}"}},
+		Messages: []template.ChatMessage{{Role: "user", Content: "{{file_list}}"}},
 	}
 	_, _, err := callGroupingLLM(context.Background(), diffs, client, "fake", task)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func TestBuildFileMetadataTable(t *testing.T) {
 		{NewPath: "a.go", IsNew: true, Insertions: 10, Deletions: 0},
 		{NewPath: "b.go", IsDeleted: true, Insertions: 0, Deletions: 5},
 	}
-	table := buildFileMetadataTable(diffs)
+	table := buildFileList(diffs)
 	if !contains(table, "ADDED") || !contains(table, "DELETED") {
 		t.Errorf("table missing status:\n%s", table)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/config/template/prompts/grouping_task_user.md b/internal/config/template/prompts/grouping_task_user.md
index 591b8ed..ff257ac 100644
--- a/internal/config/template/prompts/grouping_task_user.md
+++ b/internal/config/template/prompts/grouping_task_user.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Group the following changed files:
 
-{{file_metadata_table}}
+{{file_list}}
 
 Respond with a JSON array:
 [{"label": "short theme description", "files": ["path1", "path2"]}]
\ No newline at end of file