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prompt-engineer

Use when the user asks to improve, optimize, rewrite, debug, or shorten a prompt, or asks why a prompt is producing bad output. Do NOT use for writing a Claude Code SKILL.md — that needs skill structure rules, not prompt techniques.

skills/prompt-engineer/SKILL.md

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Last checked: Nov 11, 2026

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Claude Code

Destination .claude/skills/prompt-engineer

(
  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.claude/skills/prompt-engineer'
  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/aakashg/pm-claude-skills.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 64deebf681e1438c489609f1fa7000dfb331eabe
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '64deebf681e1438c489609f1fa7000dfb331eabe:skills/prompt-engineer' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.claude/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

Codex

Destination .agents/skills/prompt-engineer

(
  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.agents/skills/prompt-engineer'
  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/aakashg/pm-claude-skills.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 64deebf681e1438c489609f1fa7000dfb331eabe
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '64deebf681e1438c489609f1fa7000dfb331eabe:skills/prompt-engineer' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.agents/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

Cursor

Destination .cursor/skills/prompt-engineer

(
  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.cursor/skills/prompt-engineer'
  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/aakashg/pm-claude-skills.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 64deebf681e1438c489609f1fa7000dfb331eabe
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '64deebf681e1438c489609f1fa7000dfb331eabe:skills/prompt-engineer' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.cursor/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

Gemini CLI

Destination .gemini/skills/prompt-engineer

(
  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.gemini/skills/prompt-engineer'
  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/aakashg/pm-claude-skills.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 64deebf681e1438c489609f1fa7000dfb331eabe
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '64deebf681e1438c489609f1fa7000dfb331eabe:skills/prompt-engineer' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.gemini/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

GitHub Copilot

Destination .github/skills/prompt-engineer

(
  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.github/skills/prompt-engineer'
  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/aakashg/pm-claude-skills.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 64deebf681e1438c489609f1fa7000dfb331eabe
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '64deebf681e1438c489609f1fa7000dfb331eabe:skills/prompt-engineer' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.github/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

OpenCode

Destination .opencode/skills/prompt-engineer

(
  set -euo pipefail
  destination='./.opencode/skills/prompt-engineer'
  if [ -e "$destination" ] || [ -L "$destination" ]; then printf '%s\n' 'Destination already exists; nothing overwritten.' >&2; exit 1; fi
  work=$(mktemp -d)
  trap 'rm -rf -- "$work"' EXIT
  git clone --filter=blob:none --no-checkout -- 'https://github.com/aakashg/pm-claude-skills.git' "$work/repo"
  git -C "$work/repo" checkout --detach 64deebf681e1438c489609f1fa7000dfb331eabe
  git -C "$work/repo" archive --format=tar '64deebf681e1438c489609f1fa7000dfb331eabe:skills/prompt-engineer' > "$work/skill.tar"
  mkdir -p -- './.opencode/skills'
  mkdir -- "$destination"
  tar -xf "$work/skill.tar" -C "$destination"
)

Repository context

Repository stars (not skill ratings): 116
Repository last updated: Aug 8, 2026
License: MIT

Observed agent integration: No specific integration evidence. Standard SKILL.md installation does not imply verified compatibility.

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SKILL.mdcore · 9,036 bytes
references/techniques.mddoc · 6,003 bytes

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# Prompt Engineer

Diagnose a prompt, rewrite it, and show exactly what changed and why.

## Step 0 — Read first

| Source | Path | What to extract |
|--------|------|-----------------|
| The prompt | whatever the user pasted | Actual wording — never paraphrase before diagnosing |
| Failing output | the output they got, if provided | The failure mode; this determines the fix |
| Project context | `CLAUDE.md` | Audience, product, banned words, output preferences |
| Technique reference | `references/techniques.md` | Full before/after examples for each technique |

If the user pasted a prompt but no failing output, ask for one example of what it produced. Diagnosing from the prompt alone guesses at the failure mode.