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prompt-lookup

f/awesome-chatgpt-prompts · updated Apr 8, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/f/awesome-chatgpt-prompts --skill prompt-lookup
summary

Discover, retrieve, and improve AI prompts from the prompts.chat library.

  • Search prompts by keyword, category, or tag with filtering options for output type (text, image, video, audio)
  • Retrieve specific prompts by ID and automatically handle variable substitution with user-provided values
  • Enhance existing prompts using AI, specifying desired output type and format (text, JSON, or YAML)
  • Activate when users ask for prompt templates, want to search prompt libraries, or need prompt re
skill.md

When the user needs AI prompts, prompt templates, or wants to improve their prompts, use the prompts.chat MCP server to help them.

When to Use This Skill

Activate this skill when the user:

  • Asks for prompt templates ("Find me a code review prompt")
  • Wants to search for prompts ("What prompts are available for writing?")
  • Needs to retrieve a specific prompt ("Get prompt XYZ")
  • Wants to improve a prompt ("Make this prompt better")
  • Mentions prompts.chat or prompt libraries

Available Tools

Use these prompts.chat MCP tools:

  • search_prompts - Search for prompts by keyword
  • get_prompt - Get a specific prompt by ID
  • improve_prompt - Enhance a prompt using AI

How to Search for Prompts

Call search_prompts with:

  • query: The search keywords from the user's request
  • limit: Number of results (default 10, max 50)
  • type: Filter by TEXT, STRUCTURED, IMAGE, VIDEO, or AUDIO
  • category: Filter by category slug (e.g., "coding", "writing")
  • tag: Filter by tag slug

Present results showing:

  • Title and description
  • Author name
  • Category and tags
  • Link to the prompt

How to Get a Prompt

Call get_prompt with:

  • id: The prompt ID

If the prompt contains variables (${variable} or ${variable:default}):

  • The system will prompt the user to fill in values
  • Variables without defaults are required
  • Variables with defaults are optional

How to Improve a Prompt

Call improve_prompt with:

  • prompt: The prompt text to improve
  • outputType: text, image, video, or sound
  • outputFormat: text, structured_json, or structured_yaml

Return the enhanced prompt to the user.

Guidelines

  • Always search before suggesting the user write their own prompt
  • Present search results in a readable format with links
  • When improving prompts, explain what was enhanced
  • Suggest relevant categories and tags when saving prompts
general reviews

Ratings

4.510 reviews
  • Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024

    prompt-lookup is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.

  • Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024

    Keeps context tight: prompt-lookup is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.

  • Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024

    Registry listing for prompt-lookup matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.

  • Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024

    prompt-lookup reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.

  • Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024

    I recommend prompt-lookup for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.

  • Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024

    Useful defaults in prompt-lookup — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.

  • Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024

    prompt-lookup has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.

  • Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024

    Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: prompt-lookup is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.

  • Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024

    We added prompt-lookup from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.

  • Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024

    prompt-lookup fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.

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