🤖 AI Agent System Prompts & Rules

A curated collection of battle-tested system prompts and rules for guiding AI agents across different domains and tasks.

🎯 Mission

This repository contains real-world tested system prompts and rules that have been proven effective in guiding AI agents (e.g., Cusor, Claude Code, Augment). Every prompt here has been used in production and refined through actual experience.

🤖 AI Use

Most of the AI agent rules are created to guide Cursor and Anthropic Claude LLMs.

🎉 Archived System Prompts

🔬 R Package Development Expert

Perfect for building maintainable R packages following CRAN standards

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• Use case: R package development with tidyverse principles

📚 Jupyter Book Development Expert [🌟NEW!!]

A comprehensive guide for creating and deploying a Jupyter Book website.

• View Prompt
• Use case: Creating a professional-looking online book from Jupyter notebooks.

🎒 Data Science Workshop Teaching Planner [🌟NEW!!]

Create a 5-day R-based workshop for ages 10–14 with consistent structure, activities, solutions, emojis, and time estimates.

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• Use case: Planning/editing curriculum with strict formatting and age-appropriate complexity

More prompts coming soon!

🗂️ Repository Structure

📁 prompts/
├── 📁 development/             # Software development prompts
|   └── jupyter-book-guide.md   # Jupyter book development specialist
|   └── r-package-dev.md        # R package development specialist
├── 📁 teaching/                 # Writing, curriculum, documentation prompts
|   └── data-science-workshop.md  # Kids workshop authoring rules
📁 templates/                   # Template prompts with placeholders
📁 examples/                    # Usage examples and case studies
📁 tools/                       # Utilities for prompt management

✨ Features

• 🧪 Battle-Tested: Every prompt has been used and refined in real scenarios
• 🎨 Well-Organized: Clear categorization and easy navigation
• 🔧 Customizable: Templates with placeholders for easy adaptation
• 📚 Documented: Each prompt includes usage context and examples
• 🚀 Ready-to-Use: Copy, customize, and deploy immediately

🚀 Quick Start

1. Browse the prompts/ directory for your domain
2. Choose a prompt that fits your use case
3. Customize using the provided placeholders
4. Test in your AI agent environment
5. Contribute improvements back to the community!

📖 Usage

Each prompt file includes:

• Purpose: What the prompt is designed to achieve
• Context: When and how to use it
• Placeholders: Variables you need to customize
• Examples: Real usage scenarios
• Tips: Best practices and gotchas

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guidelines for details.

How to contribute:

1. Create an issue using our New Prompt Submission template
2. Include your example in the description
3. We'll work with you to add it to this collection

📋 Prompt Quality Standards

All prompts in this repository must meet these criteria:

• ✅ Tested: Used in real scenarios with measurable success
• ✅ Documented: Clear purpose, usage, and examples
• ✅ Generalized: Applicable beyond specific use cases
• ✅ Maintainable: Easy to understand and modify

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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💡 Pro Tip: The best prompts evolve. Start with our templates, adapt to your needs, and share your improvements!