Prompting

Prompting is a Prompt design & optimisation skill for AI agents, published by danielmiessler in the LifeOS repository on GitHub. Skillspace rates Prompting B (81/100) and it passed the safety scan; a judge model has also reviewed it.

Meta-prompting standard library for generating, optimizing, and composing prompts programmatically via Standards, Handlebars Templates, and Tools; output is always a prompt to use elsewhere, not final content. USE WHEN meta-prompting, template generation, prompt optimization, prompt engineering, write a prompt, create system prompt, Handlebars template, eval prompt, judge prompt. NOT FOR generating final content (use the appropriate domain skill).

Grade
B
Quality
81 / 100
Safety
Passed
GitHub stars
16,717

Placed #3 of 6 in the judged category final for Prompt design & optimisation.

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Our review

Architecture
97 / 100
Maturity
Structured: ships references or scripts
Security scan
Low-risk patterns
License
MIT
Adoption
Adopted by 0 other repositories, in 0 collections
Scope
Portable: works in any project. General meta-prompting and template library; customisation paths optional

Judge review

Placed #3 of 6 in the judged category final for Prompt design & optimisation.

  • Trigger8585
  • Instructions8585
  • Specificity8585
  • Safety7474
  • Disclosure9090
  • Maintenance8282
A cleanly architected meta-prompting library with genuine separation between standards, templates, and tools, matching the category's ideal of composable prompt generation.

What the scanner flagged

  • mentions secrets in text

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