Prompt by Prompt (PbP)

"Treating your prompts as first-class code, step by step, prompt by prompt."

Prompt by Prompt (PbP) is a VS Code extension that brings Prompt Engineering into your development workflow. It allows you to manage, version, and execute prompts with the same care you give to your code.

✨ Key Features

🗂️ Prompt Management

Prompt as Code: Store prompts in the .prompts/ directory using YAML format.
Tree View: Browse and manage prompts directly in the VS Code sidebar.
CRUD Operations: Create, edit, and delete prompts within the editor.
Version Control: Prompts are files, making them Git-friendly out of the box.

🔧 Context Engine

Auto-extraction: Automatically captures editor context (selection, file path, language, etc.).
Variable Injection: Use {{selection}}, {{filepath}}, {{file_content}}, etc., in templates.
Handlebars Templates: Supports the powerful Handlebars template engine, including conditionals and helpers.

🤖 Agent Integration

Multi-Agent Support: Send prompts to Cline, Roo Code, GitHub Copilot Chat, Continue, and more.
Clipboard Fallback: Universal fallback option for any agent.
Status Bar: Quickly view and switch the current agent.
Smart Detection: Automatically detects installed agents.

📚 Built-in Templates

Includes 50+ curated templates for common development tasks:

Code Review & Analysis
Unit Test Generation
Documentation Generation
Refactoring Assistance
Security Auditing
And more...

📦 Installation

From VS Code Marketplace

Visit the Marketplace

From OpenVSX

Visit OpenVSX

From Source

git clone https://github.com/Aknirex/prompt-by-prompt.git
cd prompt-by-prompt
npm install
npm run compile

Then press F5 in VS Code to launch the extension.

🚀 Quick Start

Configure Agent: Search for "Prompt by Prompt" in VS Code settings.
Create Prompt: Click the "+" button in the sidebar, or create a YAML file in .prompts/templates/.
Run Prompt: Select code, click a prompt in the sidebar, and click the play button (▶️).

🔑 Context Variables

Variable	Description
`{{selection}}`	Selected text in the editor
`{{filepath}}`	Relative file path
`{{file_content}}`	Full file content
`{{lang}}`	Programming language
`{{project_name}}`	Workspace folder name
`{{git_commit_diff}}`	Git diff of changes

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for development guidelines.

📄 License

GPL v3 License - see LICENSE for details.

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