PromptArchitect for VS Code

> Prompt Lab — Craft, Polish, Execute. Your ideas, perfected.


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🧠 NEW: Architect Mode — Autonomous Coding Agent

PromptArchitect 0.8.0+ introduces fully autonomous coding capabilities. It's not just a prompt tool anymore — it's your AI software engineer.

- Act Mode: Give a goal ("Refactor the login page"), and the Architect breaks it down, spawns sub-agents, and executes code changes.
- Plan Mode: Ask for a technical plan, and get a detailed implementation strategy before writing a single line of code.
- MCP Tools: Extensible tool registry powered by the Model Context Protocol.

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⚡ Prompt Lab — 3-Step Workflow

Transform rough ideas into AI-ready prompts with our guided workflow:

| Step | Action | What Happens |
|------|--------|--------------|
| 1. Craft | Write your prompt | Express your intent, attach code/files |
| 2. Polish | One-click refinement | Choose Clarity, Detail, Concise, or Technical |
| 3. Execute | Send to AI agent | Get results instantly |

> Look for the ⚡ icon in your Activity Bar to open Prompt Lab!

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🎯 Zero Impact on Your AI Usage

PromptArchitect uses its own AI backend — your Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude usage is never touched.

| ✅ What We Do | ❌ What We DON'T Do |
|--------------|-------------------|
| Use our own Gemini API | Use your Copilot credits |
| Process on our servers | Count against your AI quota |
| Work instantly — no setup | Require any API key from you |
| Keep your prompts private | Store or log your content |

> 💡 The Result: Unlimited prompt refinement without burning through your paid AI subscriptions.

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✨ Features

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The complete prompt engineering workspace in your sidebar:
- 3-Step Workflow — Craft → Polish → Execute
- Smart Refinement — Four modes to perfect your prompts
- Context Attachments — Add code from editor or files
- Quick Actions — Refactor, Test, Improve, Debug shortcuts
- Chat History — Full conversation with export support

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Index your workspace for context-aware prompt refinement:
- Smart Project Understanding — Automatically detects languages, frameworks, and patterns
- Context-Aware Refinement — Prompts refined with knowledge of your codebase
- Lightweight & Fast — Scans structure without reading all file contents
- Privacy-First — Index stored locally, never uploaded

| Status Bar | Meaning |
|------------|---------|
| $(database) Indexed | Workspace is indexed, ready for smart refinement |
| $(database) Not indexed | Click to index for better context |

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- Agent Swarm Panel: Monitor your active sub-agents as they work in parallel.
- Tool Registry: Manage MCP tools that give your agents new capabilities (CLI, Filesystem, Browser, etc.).
- Context Pinning: Pin critical files (📌) to ensure agents always have the right context.

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| Mode | Icon | What It Does |
|------|------|--------------|
| Clarity | ✨ | Removes ambiguity, improves understanding |
| Detail | 📝 | Adds specificity and requirements |
| Concise | ✂️ | Shortens without losing meaning |
| Technical | ⚙️ | Adds precision for developers |

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Transform rough ideas into well-structured, actionable prompts optimized for AI assistants.

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Iteratively improve existing prompts with targeted feedback. Select text, provide feedback, get refined results.

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Get instant quality scores and improvement suggestions for any prompt:
- Clarity — How clear are the instructions?
- Specificity — How specific are the requirements?
- Structure — How well-organized is the prompt?
- Actionability — How actionable is the output?

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Choose from optimized templates:
- Coding — Programming & development tasks
- Writing — Content creation & copywriting
- Research — Investigation & discovery
- Analysis — Data & business analysis
- Fact Check — Verification & validation
- General — Versatile all-purpose template

Recent Updates (v0.8.1)

- Architect Mode: Fully autonomous agent capabilities with Plan & Act modes.
- Agent Swarm: Visualization of multi-agent tasks.
- MCP Integration: First-class support for Model Context Protocol tools.
- Context Pinning: Manual and automatic context management for agents.
- Fixes: Resolved local development API issues in 0.8.1.

🎯 Why PromptArchitect?

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Unlike tools that consume your GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude quota, PromptArchitect runs on our own infrastructure. Refine 100 prompts a day — your subscriptions won't notice.

| Feature | PromptArchitect | Other Tools |
|---------|-----------------|-------------|
| Uses Your AI Quota | ❌ Never | ✅ Every request |
| API Key Required | ❌ No setup | ✅ Bring your own |
| Unlimited Refinements | ✅ Yes | ❌ Quota limited |
| 3-Step Workflow | ✅ Guided experience | ❌ No guidance |
| Quality Scoring | ✅ Built-in | ❌ Not available |
| Template Library | ✅ 6 optimized templates | ❌ Limited |

⚡ Quick Start

1. Install from VS Code Marketplace
2. Click the ⚡ icon in the Activity Bar (left sidebar)
3. Craft your prompt in the text area
4. Polish with one-click refinement (optional)
5. Execute and get AI-powered results!

🎹 Keyboard Shortcuts

| Action | Windows/Linux | Mac |
|--------|--------------|-----|
| Open Prompt Lab | Ctrl+Shift+C | Cmd+Shift+C |
| Index Workspace | Ctrl+Shift+I | Cmd+Shift+I |
| Execute Prompt | Enter | Enter |
| New Line | Shift+Enter | Shift+Enter |
| Generate Prompt | Ctrl+Shift+G | Cmd+Shift+G |
| Refine Selection | Ctrl+Shift+R | Cmd+Shift+R |
| Analyze Prompt | Ctrl+Shift+A | Cmd+Shift+A |

🔧 Commands

All commands available via Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P):

- PromptArchitect: Open Prompt Lab — Opens the Prompt Lab panel
- PromptArchitect: Index Workspace for Context — Index workspace for better refinement
- PromptArchitect: Clear Workspace Index — Clear the workspace index
- PromptArchitect: Generate Prompt from Idea
- PromptArchitect: Refine Selected Prompt
- PromptArchitect: Quick Refine Selection — Instantly refine selected text
- PromptArchitect: Analyze Prompt Quality
- PromptArchitect: Browse Prompt Templates

⚙️ Settings

| Setting | Default | Description |
|---------|---------|-------------|
| promptarchitect.defaultTemplate | general | Default template for generation |
| promptarchitect.targetModel | general | Target AI model to optimize for |
| promptarchitect.showStatusBar | true | Show status bar item |
| promptarchitect.useWorkspaceContext | true | Include workspace context in refinements |
| promptarchitect.autoPromptIndex | true | Auto-prompt to index when workspace not indexed |

🔒 Privacy & Usage

- 🚫 No API key required — We handle all AI processing on our servers
- 🚫 No impact on your AI subscriptions — Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude credits untouched
- 🚫 No prompts stored — Your content is processed and immediately discarded
- 🚫 No telemetry — We don't track your usage patterns, except tracking cost for internal billing & optimization

📝 Examples

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Step 1 - Craft:
``
write a function to validate email addresses
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Step 2 - Polish (Clarity mode):
`
Implement a robust email validation function that:
- Validates standard email format (RFC 5322)
- Handles international domain names
- Returns detailed validation result with error messages
``

Step 3 - Execute:
AI responds with complete implementation including tests!

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🔗 Related Products

| Product | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| PromptArchitect MCP | MCP server for Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf & more |
| PromptArchitect Web | Full-featured web application |

🤝 Support

- Website
- Support
- GitHub Issues

📄 License

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