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pi can create prompt templates. Ask it to build one for your workflow.

Prompt Templates

Prompt templates are Markdown snippets that expand into full prompts when you type /name in the editor.

Locations

Pi loads prompt templates from:

  • Global: ~/.pi/agent/prompts/*.md
  • Project: .pi/prompts/*.md
  • Packages: prompts/ directories or pi.prompts entries in package.json
  • Settings: prompts array with files or directories
  • CLI: --prompt-template <path> (repeatable)

Disable discovery with --no-prompt-templates.

Format

---
description: Review staged git changes
---
Review the staged changes (`git diff --cached`). Focus on:
- Bugs and logic errors
- Security issues
- Error handling gaps
  • The filename becomes the command name. review.md becomes /review.
  • description is optional. If missing, the first non-empty line is used.

Arguments

Templates support positional arguments and simple slicing:

  • $1, $2, ... positional args
  • $@ or $ARGUMENTS for all args joined
  • ${@:N} for args from the Nth position (1-indexed)
  • ${@:N:L} for L args starting at N

Example:

---
description: Create a component
---
Create a React component named $1 with features: $@

Usage: /component Button "onClick handler" "disabled support"

Loading Rules

  • Template discovery in prompts/ is non-recursive.
  • If you want templates in subdirectories, add them explicitly via prompts settings or a package manifest.