📚 Prompt Library
Your personal AI prompt manager — store, organize, tag, search, and reuse prompts directly within VS Code.
✨ Features
Core
- Persistent Storage — All prompts are saved in a local SQLite database that survives VS Code restarts
- CRUD Operations — Add, edit, and delete prompts with a clean and intuitive sidebar interface
- Copy to Clipboard — Click any prompt to copy it instantly, with automatic usage tracking
- Insert at Cursor — Insert prompts directly into your active editor at the cursor position
Organization
- Tags & Filtering — Add comma-separated tags to prompts and filter using clickable tag pills
- Star & Pin — Star favorites and pin critical prompts to guarantee they appear at the top
- Sort Options — Sort by Default, Date, Usage count, Alphabetical, or Starred
- Full-Text Search — Search across prompt content and tags in real-time
Template System
- Template Variables — Use
{{variable}} syntax to create reusable prompt templates
- Fill & Copy — Click the template icon to fill in each variable and copy the completed text
- Visual Highlights — Template variables are highlighted in green for easy identification
Data Management
- Export — Export your entire library as JSON or CSV
- Import — Import prompts from a JSON file (great for backups or sharing)
- Duplicate Detection — Prevents saving identical prompts with an info notification
- Soft Delete + Undo — Deleted prompts can be restored within seconds
- Database Cleanup — Purge soft-deleted prompts or remove unused entries older than 30 days
Productivity
- Quick Pick — Press
Cmd+Shift+L (Mac) / Ctrl+Shift+L (Windows/Linux) to instantly search, copy, insert, or fill prompts
- Right-Click Save — Select any text in the editor → right-click → "Save to Prompt Library"
- How to Use Guide — Click the ℹ️ info icon in the sidebar to open a beautifully designed feature guide
🚀 Getting Started
- Open the sidebar — Click the Prompt Library icon in the Activity Bar
- Add a prompt — Type in the input bar at the bottom and press
Enter
- Or use the + button — Click the
+ icon in the panel title to add a prompt with tags
- Organize — Star, pin, and tag your prompts for quick retrieval
🧩 Template Variables
Create reusable templates with dynamic placeholders:
Write a {{language}} function that {{task}} and handles {{error_type}} errors
When you click the Fill Template icon, VS Code will prompt you for each {{variable}}. The filled text is then copied to your clipboard.
⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
| Action |
Mac |
Windows / Linux |
| Quick Pick Prompt |
Cmd+Shift+L |
Ctrl+Shift+L |
| Command Palette |
Cmd+Shift+P |
Ctrl+Shift+P |
| Save prompt (sidebar input) |
Enter |
Enter |
🔧 Available Commands
Open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P on Mac / Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux) and search for:
| Command |
Description |
Prompt Library: New Prompt |
Add a new prompt with optional tags |
Prompt Library: Refresh List |
Reload the prompt list from database |
Prompt Library: Quick Pick Prompt |
Fast search & action on prompts |
Prompt Library: Save to Prompt Library |
Save selected text as a prompt |
Prompt Library: Export Prompts |
Export library as JSON or CSV |
Prompt Library: Import Prompts |
Import prompts from a JSON file |
Prompt Library: Database Cleanup |
Purge deleted or unused old prompts |
Prompt Library: How to Use |
Open the interactive feature guide |
🎯 Card Action Icons
Hover over any prompt card to reveal the action toolbar:
| Icon |
Action |
| 📋 Copy |
Copy prompt to clipboard & increment usage counter |
| 📄 Fill Template |
Fill {{variables}} and copy (only shown for templates) |
| ➕ Insert |
Insert prompt at cursor position in active editor |
| 📌 Pin |
Pin prompt to top of list |
| ⭐ Star |
Favorite the prompt |
| 🏷️ Tags |
Add or edit comma-separated tags |
| ✏️ Edit |
Modify the prompt text |
| 🗑️ Delete |
Soft-delete with undo option |
🗄️ Data Storage
Prompts are stored in a local SQLite database (prompts.db) within VS Code's global storage directory.
Schema
| Field |
Type |
Description |
id |
INTEGER |
Auto-incrementing primary key |
prompt |
TEXT |
Full prompt text |
tags |
TEXT |
Comma-separated tags |
created_at |
DATETIME |
Creation timestamp |
updated_at |
DATETIME |
Last modification timestamp |
count |
INTEGER |
Number of times used/copied |
starred |
INTEGER |
Star status (0 or 1) |
pinned |
INTEGER |
Pin status (0 or 1) |
deleted |
INTEGER |
Soft-delete flag (0 or 1) |
💾 Ways to Save Prompts
- Sidebar Input Bar — Type in the bottom bar and press
Enter
- New Prompt Button (+) — Click the
+ in the panel title to add with tags
- Right-Click → Save to Prompt Library — Select any text in the editor and right-click
- Quick Pick — Use
Cmd+Shift+L (Mac) / Ctrl+Shift+L (Windows/Linux) to access the quick pick dialog
📦 Export / Import
Export
- Open the Command Palette →
Prompt Library: Export Prompts
- Choose a save location
- Select format: JSON or CSV
Import
- Open the Command Palette →
Prompt Library: Import Prompts
- Select a
.json file
- All prompts from the file are added to your library
Tip: Export regularly to back up your prompt library. The exported JSON can be re-imported on any machine with the extension installed.
🛡️ Duplicate Detection
When you add a prompt that matches an existing one, you'll see an informational notification and the duplicate will not be saved. This prevents clutter and keeps your library clean.
🧹 Database Cleanup
Access via Command Palette → Prompt Library: Database Cleanup:
- Permanently delete soft-deleted prompts — Purges all prompts in the trash
- Delete prompts with 0 usage (older than 30 days) — Cleans up unused entries
🏗️ Development
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18+
- VS Code 1.89.0+
Build
npm install
npm run compile
Debug
Press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host.
📝 License
MIT
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