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Prompt Template Design

Structured prompt template creation with variables, formatting, and version control

a5c-ai575 starsMar 25, 2026

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Categories: IDE Plugins

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Prompt Template Design Skill

Capabilities

Create structured prompt templates with variables
Implement prompt formatting with different styles
Design system/user/assistant message templates
Handle dynamic context injection
Implement prompt versioning and management
Create reusable prompt components

Target Processes

prompt-engineering-workflow
system-prompt-guardrails

Implementation Details

Template Patterns

LangChain PromptTemplate: Variable-based templates
ChatPromptTemplate: Message-based templates
FewShotPromptTemplate: With example selection
: Composed templates

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Author: a5c-ai
stars: 575
Updated: Mar 25, 2026
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01Prompt Template Design Skill

PipelinePromptTemplate

Configuration Options

Variable names and defaults
Input validation rules
Output format specification
Partial variable handling
Template inheritance

Best Practices

Clear variable naming conventions
Structured output instructions
Version control for templates
Testing with edge cases
Documentation of template purpose

Dependencies

langchain-core

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Capabilities

03Target Processes

04Implementation Details

05Template Patterns

06Configuration Options

07Best Practices

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