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prompt-lookup

This tool searches and retrieves AI prompts from repositories to improve the clarity and structure of specific outputs.

Install

mkdir -p .claude/skills/prompt-lookup && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/550" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/prompt-lookup && rm skill.zip

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Activation

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Activates when the user asks about AI prompts, needs prompt templates, wants to search for prompts, or mentions prompts.chat. Use for discovering, retrieving, and improving prompts.
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Key capabilities

  • Search for prompts by keyword
  • Retrieve a specific prompt by ID
  • Enhance a prompt using AI
  • Filter prompt searches by type, category, or tag
  • Present prompt search results with title, description, author, category, tags, and link
  • Prompt users to fill in variable values for retrieved prompts

How it works

This skill uses the prompts.chat MCP server to search for, retrieve, and improve AI prompts based on user requests. It can filter searches and handle prompt variables.

Inputs & outputs

You give it
User query for prompts, prompt text to improve, or prompt ID
You get back
Prompt search results, a specific prompt, or an enhanced prompt

When to use prompt-lookup

  • Find code review prompts
  • Search for writing prompts
  • Improve an existing prompt
  • Get prompt templates

About this skill

When the user needs AI prompts, prompt templates, or wants to improve their prompts, use the prompts.chat MCP server to help them.

When to Use This Skill

Activate this skill when the user:

  • Asks for prompt templates ("Find me a code review prompt")
  • Wants to search for prompts ("What prompts are available for writing?")
  • Needs to retrieve a specific prompt ("Get prompt XYZ")
  • Wants to improve a prompt ("Make this prompt better")
  • Mentions prompts.chat or prompt libraries

Available Tools

Use these prompts.chat MCP tools:

  • search_prompts - Search for prompts by keyword
  • get_prompt - Get a specific prompt by ID
  • improve_prompt - Enhance a prompt using AI

How to Search for Prompts

Call search_prompts with:

  • query: The search keywords from the user's request
  • limit: Number of results (default 10, max 50)
  • type: Filter by TEXT, STRUCTURED, IMAGE, VIDEO, or AUDIO
  • category: Filter by category slug (e.g., "coding", "writing")
  • tag: Filter by tag slug

Present results showing:

  • Title and description
  • Author name
  • Category and tags
  • Link to the prompt

How to Get a Prompt

Call get_prompt with:

  • id: The prompt ID

If the prompt contains variables (${variable} or ${variable:default}):

  • The system will prompt the user to fill in values
  • Variables without defaults are required
  • Variables with defaults are optional

How to Improve a Prompt

Call improve_prompt with:

  • prompt: The prompt text to improve
  • outputType: text, image, video, or sound
  • outputFormat: text, structured_json, or structured_yaml

Return the enhanced prompt to the user.

Guidelines

  • Always search before suggesting the user write their own prompt
  • Present search results in a readable format with links
  • When improving prompts, explain what was enhanced
  • Suggest relevant categories and tags when saving prompts

How it compares

This skill automates prompt discovery and refinement through a dedicated server, unlike manually searching various platforms or crafting prompts from scratch.

Compared to similar skills

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