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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.

5 prompts
VSCode Agent
agent prompt

VSCode Agent (GitHub Copilot) — GPT-5 Agent Prompt

The most elaborate Copilot VS Code agent prompt, for GPT-5. It combines the Copilot identity and refusals with a detailed communication-style guide, m…

role definition tool-use protocol structured diff format specification
239 5.6k 3.7k words
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
VSCode Agent
agent prompt

VSCode Agent (GitHub Copilot) — GPT-5 mini Agent Prompt

An expanded Copilot VS Code agent prompt for GPT-5 mini that adds a full software-engineering workflow: explicit mission/stop criteria, requirements-u…

role definition tool-use protocol structured diff format specification
206 684 3.1k words
Codex CLI
system prompt

Codex CLI — System Prompt (2025-08-20)

A long, dated (2025-08-20) Codex CLI system prompt with rich behavioral sections: personality/tone, preamble messages before tool calls, an update_pla…

role definition persona tool-use protocol
201 6.7k 4.8k words
Codex CLI
system prompt

Codex CLI — Developer Message (Concise Edition)

A compact Codex CLI developer message framing the model as a terminal-based agentic coding assistant in a sandboxed, git-backed workspace. It sets a k…

role definition tool-use protocol constraint setting
126 6.1k 850 words