# snippets

A skill for managing reusable prompt text in LaunchDarkly configs: shared personas, guardrails and output formats.

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- Author: launchdarkly
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/launchdarkly/ai-tooling/tree/HEAD/skills/agentcontrol/snippets/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
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## What it does

The skill walks you through finding repeated text across config variation prompts and pulling it into named snippets. A snippet lives at the project level with a key, a name, tags and a version. Edit a snippet and a new version appears, so configs pointing at it can pick up the latest text.

Everything runs through MCP tools: `create-prompt-snippet` makes a block, `list-prompt-snippets` lists what exists, `get-prompt-snippet` shows the contents of one. There are also `update-prompt-snippet`, `delete-prompt-snippet` and `update-ai-config-variation`, which wires a snippet into a variation prompt. The skill advises creating a snippet only when the text is used in two places or more, and keeping one concern per snippet — a persona or guardrails, not both.

You need the remotely hosted LaunchDarkly MCP server configured first. Without it the tools never fire and the skill has nothing to call. Deleting a snippet that configs reference breaks those links, so the skill warns you and asks for confirmation.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill snippets -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/snippets/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/snippets/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill snippets -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/snippets/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill snippets -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/snippets/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install launchdarkly/ai-tooling snippets
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/snippets/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill snippets -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/launchdarkly/ai-tooling --path skills/agentcontrol/snippets
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/snippets/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add launchdarkly/ai-tooling --skill snippets -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/launchdarkly/ai-tooling/tree/HEAD/skills/agentcontrol/snippets/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pull a shared agent persona out of five configs into one block
- keep safety guardrails from drifting between variations
- enforce one JSON response format across several prompts
- update a compliance disclaimer everywhere at once
- check which configs reference a snippet before removing it

## Example prompts
- find repeated text across the project's config prompts and suggest what to extract into snippets
- create a `support-persona` snippet with the support persona text and tags persona, support
- list every snippet in the project and confirm the new one is at version 1

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: snippets
description: "Create and manage prompt snippets — reusable text blocks referenced inside config variation prompts. Keeps common instructions, personas, and guardrails consistent across multiple configs."
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: Requires the remotely hosted LaunchDarkly MCP server
metadata:
  author: launchdarkly
  version: "0.1.0"
---

# Config Prompt Snippets

You're using a skill that will guide you through creating and managing prompt snippets in LaunchDarkly. Your job is to identify reusable text, create snippets, reference them in config variations, and verify everything is wired correctly.

## Prerequisites

This skill requires the remotely hosted LaunchDarkly MCP server to be configured in your environment.

**Required MCP tools:**
- `create-prompt-snippet` -- create a new reusable text block
- `list-prompt-snippets` -- browse existing snippets in the project
- `get-prompt-snippet` -- inspect a specific snippet's content

**Optional MCP tools:**
- `update-prompt-snippet` -- edit a snippet's text, name, or tags
- `delete-prompt-snippet` -- permanently remove a snippet
- `update-ai-config-variation` -- update variation prompts to reference snippets

## Core Concepts

### What Are Prompt Snippets?

Prompt snippets are named, versioned text blocks stored at the project level. They contain reusable pieces of prompt text — personas, guardrails, output format instructions, domain knowledge — that can be shared across multiple config variations.

When a snippet is updated, a new version is created. Config variations that reference the snippet can pick up the latest version, keeping all your configs in sync.

### When to Use Snippets

| Scenario | Example |
|----------|---------|
| **Shared persona** | "You are a helpful customer support agent for Acme Corp..." used by 5 different configs |
| **Safety guardrails** | "Never reveal internal pricing. Never generate code that accesses production databases." |
| **Output format** | "Always respond in JSON with keys: answer, confidence, sources." |
| **Domain knowledge** | Company-specific terminology, product names, or process descriptions |
| **Regulatory text** | Compliance disclaimers that must appear in every response |

### When NOT to Use Snippets

- Text that is unique to a single variation — just put it in the prompt directly
- Dynamic content that changes per-request — use template variables instead
- Entire prompts — snippets are building blocks, not complete prompts

## Core Principles

1. **Reusability First**: Only create a snippet if the text will be used in 2+ places
2. **Single Responsibility**: Each snippet should cover one concern (persona OR guardrails, not both)
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