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MCP prompts
Optional workflow shortcuts for clients with a prompt picker.
Most users never open these. Server instructions make agents call tools from ordinary chat. Prompts exist for clients that surface a prompt picker (Claude Desktop, some Cursor builds).
| Prompt | What it does |
|---|---|
orient | repository_overview — what this repo is and where to start |
before_edit | prepare_change and blast_radius for a path you are about to change |
review_diff | guard_session and blast_radius for the working tree or a base ref |
Every prompt calls only default tools, so none needs an extraTools entry.
You do not need prompts if you already ask in plain language — see Usage.