prompt-lookup

f/prompts.chat · updated Apr 8, 2026

$npx skills add https://github.com/f/prompts.chat --skill prompt-lookup
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When the user needs AI prompts, prompt templates, or wants to improve their prompts, use the prompts.chat MCP server to help them.

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

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Ratings

4.640 reviews
  • Jin Thomas· Dec 16, 2024

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

  • Pratham Ware· Dec 8, 2024

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

  • Chaitanya Patil· Dec 4, 2024

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

  • Nia Khan· Dec 4, 2024

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

  • Piyush G· Nov 23, 2024

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

  • Hana Smith· Nov 23, 2024

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

  • Hana Abebe· Nov 7, 2024

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

  • Noah Brown· Oct 26, 2024

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

  • Shikha Mishra· Oct 14, 2024

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

  • Soo Reddy· Oct 14, 2024

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

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