GenPrompt — AI Prompt Generator for VS Code
Generate, search & refine AI prompts without leaving your editor.
Works in VS Code, Cursor, Kiro, Windsurf, and GitHub Codespaces.
What is GenPrompt?
GenPrompt helps developers and teams write better AI prompts faster. Instead of copy-pasting from the browser, you get a full prompt library and generator right in the sidebar — plus a Copilot Chat participant you can talk to directly.
Features
📚 Library Tab — Free Public Prompt Library
Browse hundreds of community prompts, search by keyword, and sort by popularity or recency. One click copies, inserts at your cursor, or opens directly in Copilot Chat.
⚡ Skills Tab — 34 Built-in Skill Templates
Ready-to-use AI instruction sets across 10 professional categories:
| Category |
Examples |
| Marketing & Content |
Brand Voice Creator, SEO Content Writer, Email Campaign Builder |
| Engineering |
Code Reviewer, API Documentation Writer, Technical Spec Writer |
| Customer Support |
Support Response Agent, FAQ Generator, Escalation Handler |
| Legal & Compliance |
Contract Reviewer, Privacy Policy Generator, Compliance Checklist |
| Finance & Business |
Financial Report Summariser, Business Case Builder, Investment Memo |
| HR & People |
Job Description Writer, Performance Review Writer, Interview Questions |
| Product & Design |
PRD Writer, User Story Generator, UX Copywriter |
| Sales & GTM |
Cold Outreach Writer, Objection Handler, Case Study Builder |
| Data & Analytics |
Data Analysis Report, A/B Test Designer, Dashboard Narrative |
| Education & Training |
Course Outline Creator, Explainer Generator, Quiz Builder |
Click any skill to open a preview, then Copy, Insert at cursor, or Use in Copilot Chat — with the full system prompt pre-loaded.
🎮 Playground Tab — AI Prompt Generator
Describe what you want your AI to do, and GenPrompt writes the system prompt for you.
A code review assistant for Python that focuses on security vulnerabilities
Hit ✨ Generate Prompt and get a production-ready system prompt in seconds. Then:
- 📋 Copy to clipboard
- ↙ Insert at cursor in the active editor
- 🤖 Copilot — open in Copilot Chat with the prompt pre-filled
- ↻ Refine — iteratively improve the result
@promptgen — Copilot Chat Participant
Use @promptgen directly in Copilot Chat:
@promptgen I need a senior Python engineer who focuses on clean architecture
@promptgen /generate customer support bot for a SaaS product
@promptgen /search code review
@promptgen /refine You are a helpful assistant. Be concise.
@promptgen /skills
@promptgen /library
| Command |
What it does |
@promptgen <description> |
Generates or searches based on your input |
@promptgen /generate <intent> |
Generate a prompt from a description |
@promptgen /search <query> |
Search the public prompt library |
@promptgen /skills |
List available skill categories |
@promptgen /library |
Browse the public library |
@promptgen /refine <prompt> |
Improve an existing prompt |
Getting Started
- Install the extension
- Click the GenPrompt icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar)
- Go to Playground and describe what you want — or browse Skills for instant templates
No account required — all features work out of the box.
Settings
| Setting |
Default |
Description |
genprompt.apiUrl |
https://gen-prompt.me/api |
API base URL |
Compatibility
| IDE |
Supported |
| VS Code 1.93+ |
✅ Full support |
| Cursor |
✅ Full support |
| Kiro |
✅ Full support |
| Windsurf |
✅ Full support |
| GitHub Codespaces |
✅ Full support |
@promptgen chat participant requires GitHub Copilot Chat to be installed.
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