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Prompt Files That Age Well
Version your prompts like code: structure, naming, and the review loop that keeps them useful.
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Prompts belong in the repo
A prompt held in a chat window is not an asset. The same prompt in a file, with a name and a history, is.
Diffing prompts changes how you write them — you start editing for the delta rather than rewriting from scratch each time.
A prompt in a chat window is not an asset. In a file with a history, it is.
02
Review when the output disappoints
There is no schedule for prompt review. The trigger is a bad output: open the file, change one thing, note why.
This guide is still being written from a live library — the structure section will expand as the naming scheme settles.
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