Quick Prompt – Capture Ideas & Queue Tasks While AI Works
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🚀 What is Quick Prompt?
When your AI agent is running, your mind doesn't stop. Quick Prompt is your in-IDE scratch pad — capture next tasks, queue ideas, store reusable snippets — without switching to Notepad++ or breaking your flow.
It combines a persistent snippet library with clipboard history tracking, so the thoughts you have while AI is working are ready to hand off the moment it finishes.
🔌 New in v0.3.0: AI Agent Integration (MCP)
Full Model Context Protocol (MCP) support is now here. Stop copy-pasting—let your AI assistant (Cursor, Copilot, Claude, etc.) manage your prompts directly with native tools.
🛡️ 4-Layer Safety Decision Tree
Every generated skill includes a built-in safety logic to ensure stable operation:
- Layer 0: Connection Gate — Automatic check via
list_prompts. If disconnected, the agent HALTS and asks for fallback.
- Layer 1: Standard MCP Tools — Use 14 optimized tools for CRUD and versioning.
- Layer 2: Safety Verification — Internal sanity checks across different prompt contexts.
- Layer 3: Hard Fallback CLI — A bundled
qp.bundle.js script allows the agent to edit prompts.json directly if the server is offline.
⚙️ Multi-Client Setup
One-click configuration for every major AI tool. Run: Quick Prompt: Show MCP Config to access the interactive panel.
| Cursor / Antigravity |
GitHub Copilot / Cline |
Kiro IDE / Claude Code |
Supports ${workspaceFolder} variables |
Absolute path binding |
Direct JSON configuration |
✨ Key Features
🔌 AI Agent Power (New!)
- 🔌 14 MCP Tools: Complete prompt management suite for AI agents.
- 🛡️ Action Decision Tree: Ensures agents only act when connected and safe.
- 📦 CLI Fallback Bundle: Built-in insurance for offline scenarios.
- ⚙️ Interactive Config Panel: Easy setup for Cursor, Copilot, Cline, Claude, and more.
📚 Prompt Management
- 🤖 AI-Powered Titles: Automatic semantic title generation using local AI (Qwen1.5-0.5B).
- 🎯 Lightning Fast Search: Press
Alt+P to search prompts, hit Enter to copy.
- 🚀 Quick Add: Right-click selected text → "Quick Add Prompt" (or press
Alt+Shift+S).
- ✏️ Native Editing: Edit prompts like regular files with full VSCode support.
🕒 Version Control
- 🕒 Linear History: Automatic tracking of every save.
- 📌 Milestones: Tag stable versions or important drafts.
- ⚖️ Visual Diff: One-click comparison between history and current state.
🔒 Privacy Protection
- 🔒 Mask Prompt: Right-click any prompt →
Mask Prompt. Sensitive data is replaced with tokens ([EMAIL-1], [API-KEY-1]…) in the stored content.
- 🔓 Unmask: Right-click a masked prompt →
Unmask Prompt to restore the original values instantly.
- 🔑 OS-Encrypted Storage: The reverse mapping is stored in VS Code SecretStorage (OS Keychain) — persisted in encrypted form by the OS, never written to any plaintext file.
📸 Screenshots (AI Generated)
Interface Overview
The authentic unified view: Clipboard History (left) and Prompts with linear history (right)
Quick Search in Action
Unified search interface for both capture queue and clipboard history
🚀 Quick Start
First Time Setup
- Open any project folder in VSCode
- The extension will automatically create
.vscode/prompts.json
- Press
Alt+P (Mac: Opt+P) to start using
Basic Usage
Method 1: Quick Search (Recommended) ⚡
- Press
Alt+P to open the unified search
- Browse Prompts and Clipboard History in one place
- Type keywords to filter
- Press
Enter to copy to clipboard
- Paste anywhere with
Ctrl+V
- Click the Quick Prompt icon in the Activity Bar
- My Prompts section:
- Click to copy
- Right-click to move up/down
- Inline buttons: Copy, Pin, Edit, Delete
- Clipboard History section:
- Click to copy
- Pin to convert to permanent prompt
- Inline buttons: Copy, Pin, Edit, Delete
Icon Meanings
- 🔥: Hot (used >= 10 times)
- ⭐: Frequent (used >= 5 times)
- 📝: Normal (used > 0 times)
- ⚪: Unused
- 📌: Pinned
📝 Managing Prompts
Adding Prompts
Method 1: Add from Selection (Fastest) 🚀
- Select text in the editor
- Right-click → "Quick Add Prompt" (or press
Alt+Shift+S)
- Done! Title is auto-generated
Method 2: Smart Add Mode ⚡
- Click ➕ Add button in sidebar
- In the input box:
- Auto Mode: Paste content directly (auto-generates title)
- Manual Mode: Use
Title::Content format
- Done!
Method 3: From Clipboard History
- Find the item in Clipboard History
- Click the 📌 Pin button
- Automatically converts to permanent prompt
Editing Prompts
- Click the ✏️ Edit button to open in native editor
- Edit like a regular file
- Press
Ctrl+S to save
- Full support for Undo/Redo, Auto Save, Format Document
Organizing Prompts
- Pin: Click 📌 to pin important prompts to the top
- Sort: Right-click → Move Up/Down to manually arrange
- Delete: Click 🗑️ to remove (no confirmation needed)
Using Version History (New)
- View History: Expand any prompt in the sidebar.
- Compare: Click on any historical version to open the Diff View.
- Restore: Right-click a version and select Apply Version to bring it back.
- Milestones: Tag important versions (like "V1.0 Stable") to keep them safe forever.
🔒 Privacy Protection – Usage Guide
Mask sensitive data before it reaches any AI model.
How It Works
- Add a prompt containing sensitive data — it shows a yellow shield warning
- Right-click →
Mask Prompt
- Sensitive values are replaced with tokens like
[EMAIL-1], [API-KEY-1]; the prompt now shows a green shield
- Copy or insert the prompt — the agent receives only tokens, never the originals
- Right-click →
Unmask Prompt to restore original values at any time
Security model: The reverse mapping (token → original value) is stored in VS Code SecretStorage (OS Keychain / Windows Credential Manager). It is never written to prompts.json or any file on disk. Unmask is machine-local — switching to a different machine means a masked prompt cannot be unmasked.
Detected Patterns (default on)
- Email addresses →
[EMAIL-1]
- Phone numbers →
[PHONE-1]
- API keys (AWS, GitHub, OpenAI, etc.) →
[API-KEY-1]
- IP addresses →
[IP-ADDRESS-1]
- Private keys / certificates →
[PRIVATE-KEY-1]
- Credit card numbers →
[CREDIT-CARD-1] (default: off)
Privacy Settings
quickPrompt.privacy.enabled: Enable/disable all privacy features (default: true)quickPrompt.privacy.patterns.email: Mask emails (default: true)quickPrompt.privacy.patterns.phone: Mask phone numbers (default: true)quickPrompt.privacy.patterns.apiKeys: Mask API keys (default: true)quickPrompt.privacy.patterns.ipAddress: Mask IP addresses (default: true)quickPrompt.privacy.patterns.privateKey: Mask private keys (default: true)quickPrompt.privacy.patterns.creditCard: Mask credit card numbers (default: false)
📋 Clipboard History
Auto Capture
The extension automatically captures clipboard content from:
- VSCode editor: Instant capture when you copy
- External apps: Captured when you switch back to VSCode
- Background polling: Every 5 seconds (configurable)
Smart Filtering
- ✅ Deduplication (no repeated entries)
- ✅ Minimum length filter (default: 10 characters)
- ✅ Excludes pure numbers
Managing History
- View: Check recent items in sidebar
- Copy: Click to copy again
- Pin: Convert to permanent prompt
- Edit: Click edit to save as prompt and open editor
- Delete: Remove individual items
- Clear All: Click the clear button in sidebar title
⚙️ Configuration
Settings
Open VSCode Settings and search for "Quick Prompt":
Clipboard History
quickPrompt.clipboardHistory.enabled: Enable/disable auto tracking (default: true)quickPrompt.clipboardHistory.maxItems: Maximum history items (default: 20)quickPrompt.clipboardHistory.enablePolling: Enable background polling (default: true)quickPrompt.clipboardHistory.pollingInterval: Polling interval in ms (default: 5000)quickPrompt.clipboardHistory.minLength: Minimum content length (default: 10)
AI Features
quickPrompt.ai.enabled: Enable/disable AI-powered features (default: true)quickPrompt.ai.autoGenerateTitle: Automatically generate titles using AI (default: true)
File Location
- Workspace Mode:
.vscode/prompts.json (independent per project)
- Fallback Mode: Uses extension directory if no workspace is open
Keyboard Shortcuts
| Function |
Windows/Linux |
Mac |
| Search Prompt |
Alt+P |
Opt+P |
| Add from Selection |
Alt+Shift+S |
Opt+Shift+S |
💡 Best Practices
- Queue while waiting: When AI starts a long task, immediately open Quick Prompt and jot down what comes next — don't lose that thought
- Capture on the fly: See something worth keeping? Select it and press
Alt+Shift+S — title is auto-generated
- Let clipboard history be your safety net: Copy freely; the last 20 items you copied are always retrievable (configurable via
maxItems)
- Pin your most-reached-for snippets: Turn clipboard one-offs into permanent entries with one click
- Commit to Git: Add
.vscode/prompts.json so the whole team shares the same reusable library
🎯 Use Cases
While AI is Running (Primary Use Case)
- AI is executing task N → you're already thinking about task N+1, N+2
- Quick-capture your next steps without switching to Notepad++ or breaking focus
- When the agent finishes, your queue is ready — paste and go
Reusable Snippets & Templates
- Store frequently used code patterns, review checklists, or boilerplate instructions
Alt+P to search, Enter to copy — faster than any file or note app
Privacy-Sensitive Workflows
- Working with client data, API keys, or NDA-covered content?
- Mask sensitive values before they reach any AI model — unmask locally anytime
Team Collaboration
- Commit
.vscode/prompts.json to Git to share reusable snippets with your team
- Build a shared task-queue vocabulary across the codebase
🤝 Recommended Companion
🗂️ VirtualTabs
Enhance your AI workflow.
Quick Prompt keeps your thoughts organized inside the IDE. Pair it with VirtualTabs to keep your workspace organized too.
- Quick Prompt: capture what you're thinking while AI works
- VirtualTabs: organize which files belong to which task — across any directory
Get VirtualTabs on VS Code Marketplace | Open VSX Registry
❤️ Support
If you find this extension helpful, please consider supporting the development!
📄 License
MIT License
Stop losing thoughts to window-switching. 🚀
Made with ❤️ for developers who think faster than their agents run
