Briskli

Productivity & Prompt Management for VS Code

Briskli is a productivity tool designed to help developers manage, organize, and quickly use AI prompts within VS Code. It replaces the repetitive process of typing out long context instructions with a simple, organized sidebar system.

Whether you are debugging, writing documentation, or planning a new feature, Briskli keeps your most useful instructions just a click away.

🚀 Key Features

📂 Organized Prompt Vault

Briskli comes pre-loaded with a library of useful prompts organized into straightforward categories. You can also edit these or add your own.

• Bugs: Prompts for finding silent failures, race conditions, and memory leaks.
• Refine: Instructions for cleaning code, variable naming, and refactoring.
• Testing: Quick generation of unit tests and edge cases.
• Docs: Templates for writing READMEs, API specs, and ADRs.
• ...and more: Including Planning, Security, Deployment, and Database tasks.

⚡ Quick Context Injection

When you use a prompt from Briskli, it doesn't just copy text. It automatically detects your current context to save you time:

• Language & Framework: Automatically fills in "Python" or "React" based on your active file.
• Tone & Length: Respects your global settings for how you want the AI to reply.

🎯 Predictive Suggestions

To speed up your workflow, the top section of the sidebar shows "Predicted" prompts based on your current activity. If you are editing a TypeScript file, it might suggest type-checking prompts. If you just opened a file, it might suggest "Explain Code".

🛠️ Prompt Generator

If you need a specific prompt that isn't in the library, the built-in "Generator" tool can help you create one. Simply describe what you need (e.g., "Review this code for accessibility compliance") and Briskli will format it into a reusable prompt template for you to save.

📖 How to Use

1. The Sidebar

After installing, clicking the Briskli icon in your activity bar opens the main view.

• Click: Inserts the prompt into your active editor or AI chat input.
• Ctrl/Cmd + Click: "Turbo" mode – immediately submits the prompt if supported by your setup.

2. Managing Prompts

• Edit: Click the pencil icon on any prompt to change its text.
• Delete: Remove prompts you don't use.
• Search: Use the filter bar to find specific tasks like "SQL" or "Jest".

3. Using Variables

Briskli uses strict variable templating to make prompts reusable. You can use these in your own prompts:

• {{language}}: The language of the currently active file (e.g., TypeScript).
• {{framework}}: The detected framework (e.g., React, Django).
• {{focus}}: The specific code you have selected.

⚙️ Configuration

You can customize the extension's behavior in VS Code Settings (Ctrl+, -> search "Briskli").

AI Response Preferences

• Attitude/Tone: Choose between "Casual", "Professional", or "Socratic" (Teaching mode).
• Response Length: Set whether you want "Concise" answers or "Detailed" explanations.

Vault Management

• Sort Order: Choose to sort prompts Alphabetically or by Usage frequency.
• Import/Export: You can export your entire vault to a JSON file to share with your team or back up your personal collection.

🤝 Contributing

This is an open-source project focused on developer productivity. If you have suggestions or want to add new default prompts, feel free to contribute.

• GitHub Repository
• Report an Issue

Code faster, type less.