What makes a good submission
PromptBase is only as credible as what's in it. A few simple standards keep the bar high.
Do
- Post prompts you have the right to share. Your own work, or prompts that are already public with attribution.
- Explain the intent. A two-sentence summary of what the prompt does and why it's shaped that way is worth more than the prompt alone.
- Be specific with tags. Real techniques (
few-shot,tool-use,refusal-policy) help people find and learn from your prompt. - Credit the source when adapting someone else's work — add the source URL.
Don't
- Include secrets. Strip API keys, tokens, internal URLs, customer data, and anything you wouldn't put on a billboard.
- Post low-effort filler. “You are a helpful assistant” with nothing around it isn't a contribution.
- Misrepresent provenance. Don't claim a vendor's prompt as your own, and don't fabricate sources.
- Submit anything harmful — prompts designed to produce malware, harassment, or to defeat safety systems.
Moderation
Submissions are published immediately so the library stays alive, but curators review continuously. Anything that breaks these guidelines is removed, and repeat violations cost posting access. Reporting tools and edit history are on the roadmap.
The goal is simple: a library a professional would trust. Hold the line and it stays that way.