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Every prompt, annotated

Real, published system prompts from shipping AI products — each with source attribution and notes on what makes it work.

4 prompts
VSCode Agent
agent prompt

VSCode Agent (GitHub Copilot) — GPT-4.1 Agent Prompt

The Copilot VS Code agent prompt for GPT-4.1, distinguished by an <applyPatchInstructions> section that mandates the apply_patch tool with a strict di…

role definition tool-use protocol structured diff format specification
209 3.7k 1.6k words
SA
Same.dev
agent prompt

Same.dev — Cloud IDE Agent Prompt (gpt-4.1)

System prompt for Same.dev's autonomous web-app building agent running in a cloud Ubuntu container at /home/project. It defines an agentic 'keep going…

role definition persona (model self-identification) agentic autonomy loop
176 5.1k 2.4k words
CU
Cursor
agent prompt

Cursor — Agent Prompt v1.2 (GPT-4.1)

The Cursor agent system prompt for an autonomous pair-programming coding agent embedded in the editor. It defines XML-tagged behavior blocks (communic…

role definition tool-use protocol few-shot
141 7.7k 5.2k words
CU
Cursor
agent prompt

Cursor — Agent Prompt v2.0 (Tool Schema + GPT-4.1 Agent)

A composite Cursor agent prompt combining a full TypeScript-namespace tool schema (codebase_search, run_terminal_cmd, grep, edit_file, read_file, upda…

tool schema definition role definition few-shot examples (good/bad)
95 693 6.5k words