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System Prompts MCP Server

Expose the prompt collection in this repository as a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server. Each prompt, summary, or tool definition maps to a dedicated MCP tool so your client can fetch the exact configuration it needs (e.g. Devin system prompt, Cursor summary) on demand.

The original prompt archive README now lives under prompts/README.md.


Features

  • Automatic discovery – every text/yaml/json prompt in prompts/ (or any directory you point to) is scanned and exposed as an MCP tool.

  • Model-aware suggestionsget_prompt_suggestion ranks prompts against the LLM you’re using (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.) and the keywords you provide.

  • Quick browsinglist_prompts filters by service, flavor (summary, system, tools), or provider hints.

  • Persona activation – each tool call includes a reminder for the model to embody the loaded prompt so it behaves like the original service.

  • Structured responses – tool calls return both raw file contents and metadata (service, variant, path, inferred LLM family, persona hint).


Project Layout

  • src/ – TypeScript MCP server implementation

    • index.ts registers tools (list_prompts, get_prompt_suggestion, plus one tool per prompt file)

    • config/prompts.ts discovers prompt files and infers metadata

    • lib/ helpers for slugging, LLM detection, and ranking

  • dist/ – compiled JavaScript (created by the build step)

  • prompts/ – full prompt library and original documentation


Getting Started

npm install npm run build

npm install automatically registers this server with Claude Desktop (if present) by updating ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. You can opt out by removing the postinstall script from package.json.

Start the server on stdio (suitable for Claude Desktop, Cursor MCP, etc.):

npm run start

Run in watch/dev mode:

npm run dev

Environment variables

  • PROMPT_LIBRARY_ROOT (optional) – override the prompt root. If unset, the server automatically prefers prompts/ (when available) and falls back to the repository root.


MCP Tools

Tool

Description

list_prompts

Lists available prompts with optional filters (

service

,

flavor

,

provider

,

limit

).

get_prompt_suggestion

Suggests the best prompt for a given LLM/service/keywords, returning ranked alternatives.

<service>-<variant>-<flavor>

One tool per prompt resource (e.g.

cursor-agent-system

or

devin-summary

). Returns the file contents plus a persona activation hint.

Example:

// Call list_prompts with filters { "name": "list_prompts", "arguments": { "service": "cursor", "flavor": "system" }, }
// Ask for a suggestion tailored to Claude { "name": "get_prompt_suggestion", "arguments": { "userLlm": "claude-3.5-sonnet", "keywords": ["code", "pair programming"], }, }

Once you have a tool name (e.g. cursor-agent-system), call it with optional format: "json" to receive structured metadata only.


Claude Desktop Integration

Add the server to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

"system-prompts-mcp": { "command": "/Users/<you>/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.0/bin/node", "args": [ "/Users/<you>/Documents/projects/system-prompts-and-models-of-ai-tools/dist/index.js" ], "env": { "PROMPT_LIBRARY_ROOT": "/Users/<you>/Documents/projects/system-prompts-and-models-of-ai-tools/prompts" } }

Restart Claude Desktop to load the new MCP server, then ask for prompts by name or use the suggestion tool.


Development

  • npm run dev – run with ts-node for quick iteration

  • npm run lint – type-check without emitting files

Contributions welcome—feel free to adapt the discovery logic, add tests, or extend metadata inference for new prompt formats.

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security - not tested
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license - permissive license
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quality - not tested

local-only server

The server can only run on the client's local machine because it depends on local resources.

Model Context Protocol server exposing system prompt files and summaries.

  1. Features
    1. Project Layout
      1. Getting Started
        1. MCP Tools
          1. Claude Desktop Integration
            1. Development

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