Organize and compose AI prompts with reusable variables — right in VS Code.
Features
Prompt Explorer — a unified tree view with collapsible sections: a built-in Global Prompts section (~/Prompta/prompts by default) plus any number of custom folders you add
Custom folders — add any folder as a named section via Add Global Folder / Add Workspace Folder, rename or remove sections at any time
Native editor — prompts open as regular text documents, so syntax highlighting, search, multi-cursor, Copilot, Git and every other VS Code feature just work
Prompt Inspector — a side panel that auto-discovers {{ variables }} in the active prompt, with an Auto-Pickup toggle that controls whether the inspector follows .md files opened in the editor
Per-variable sources — switch each variable between Global, Project or a one-off Custom value on the fly
Reusable values — store variables in prompta.env files per scope, ready to reuse across prompts
Bulk actions — switch all variables to a single source, or save all custom values to Global/Project in one click
Copy with Substitutions — copy the prompt to clipboard with variables resolved
File management — create, rename, delete, drag & drop; drag sections to reorder them
Copy path / relative path from the context menu
Template Variables
Write prompts with placeholders:
You are a {{ ROLE }}.
Given the following context: {{ CONTEXT }}
Please {{ TASK }}.
Open the prompt and the Prompt Inspector lists every variable with three source buttons:
Global — value from <globalFolder>/prompta.env
Project — value from <workspace>/<projectFolder>/prompta.env
Custom — a one-off value you type directly in the Inspector
Use the Save button next to a custom value to persist it to the Global or Project env file, or run Save All to Global / Project to persist every custom value at once.
Run Copy with Substitutions to copy the prompt with all {{ variables }} resolved.
Auto-Pickup
The Prompt Inspector header has a toggle that controls which files it tracks:
Auto-Pickup on (default, $(sync) icon) — the inspector follows any .md file you open in the editor and any file you select in Prompt Explorer.
Auto-Pickup off ($(sync-ignored) icon) — the inspector only updates when you explicitly select a file in Prompt Explorer. Opening other .md files in the editor leaves the inspector untouched.
Clicking a file in Prompt Explorer always loads it into the inspector (regardless of this toggle) and does not open an editor tab — use Edit from the context menu when you actually want to edit the file.
Commands
Command
Purpose
Prompta: New Prompt
Create a new prompt file
Prompta: Add Global Folder...
Add a custom folder visible in all workspaces
Prompta: Add Workspace Folder...
Add a custom folder for the current workspace
Prompta: Set Default Global Prompts Folder
Change the built-in global folder path
Prompta: Copy with Substitutions
Copy active prompt with variables replaced
Prompta: Edit Global Variables / Edit Project Variables
