prompts.chat Extension

This tutorial covers how to add the prompts.chat MCP Server as a goose extension to enable access to thousands of AI prompts directly in your AI assistant.

TLDR

goose Desktop

Launch the installer

goose CLI

Command

npx -y @fkadev/prompts.chat-mcp@latest

Environment Variable (Optional)

PROMPTS_API_KEY: <YOUR_API_KEY>

Configuration

info

Note that you'll need Node.js installed on your system to run this command, as it uses npx.

goose Desktop

1. Launch the installer
2. Click Yes to confirm the installation
3. Get your prompts.chat API Key and paste it in
4. Click Add Extension
5. Click the button in the top-left to open the sidebar
6. Navigate to the chat

goose CLI

1. Run the configure command:

goose configure

2. Choose to add a Command-line Extension.

┌   goose-configure 
│
◇  What would you like to configure?
│  Add Extension 
│
◆  What type of extension would you like to add?
│  ○ Built-in Extension
│  ● Command-line Extension (Run a local command or script)
│  ○ Remote Extension (SSE)
│  ○ Remote Extension (Streaming HTTP)
└

3. Give your extension a name.

┌   goose-configure 
│
◇  What would you like to configure?
│  Add Extension
│
◇  What type of extension would you like to add?
│  Command-line Extension
│
◆  What would you like to call this extension?
│  prompts.chat
└

4. Enter the command to run when this extension is used.

┌   goose-configure 
│
◇  What would you like to configure?
│  Add Extension
│
◇  What type of extension would you like to add?
│  Command-line Extension 
│
◇  What would you like to call this extension?
│  prompts.chat
│
◆  What command should be run?
│  npx -y @fkadev/prompts.chat-mcp@latest
└

5. Enter the number of seconds goose should wait for actions to complete before timing out. Default is 300 seconds.

┌   goose-configure 
│
◇  What would you like to configure?
│  Add Extension
│
◇  What type of extension would you like to add?
│  Command-line Extension
│
◇  What would you like to call this extension?
│  prompts.chat
│
◇  What command should be run?
│  npx -y @fkadev/prompts.chat-mcp@latest
│
◆  Please set the timeout for this tool (in secs):
│  300
└

6. Enter a description for this extension.

┌   goose-configure 
│
◇  What would you like to configure?
│  Add Extension
│
◇  What type of extension would you like to add?
│  Command-line Extension
│
◇  What would you like to call this extension?
│  prompts.chat
│
◇  What command should be run?
│  npx -y @fkadev/prompts.chat-mcp@latest
│
◇  Please set the timeout for this tool (in secs):
│  300
│
◆  Enter a description for this extension:
│  Access thousands of AI prompts directly in your AI assistant
└

7. Add an environment variable for this extension.

info

The PROMPTS_API_KEY is optional. If you want to save and list private prompts, obtain your API key from prompts.chat and paste it in.

┌   goose-configure 
│
◇  What would you like to configure?
│  Add Extension
│
◇  What type of extension would you like to add?
│  Command-line Extension
│
◇  What would you like to call this extension?
│  prompts.chat
│
◇  What command should be run?
│  npx -y @fkadev/prompts.chat-mcp@latest
│
◇  Please set the timeout for this tool (in secs):
│  300
│
◇  Enter a description for this extension:
│  Access thousands of AI prompts directly in your AI assistant
│
◆  Would you like to add environment variables?
│  Yes
│
◇  Environment variable name:
│  PROMPTS_API_KEY
│
◇  Environment variable value:
│  ▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪
│
◇  Add another environment variable?
│  No
│
└  Added prompts.chat extension

Example Usage

The prompts.chat extension provides access to a curated library of AI prompts that you can search and use directly within goose. This is useful when you need inspiration or want to leverage proven prompt patterns for specific tasks.

goose Desktop

1. Open a new session in goose Desktop

goose CLI

1. Open a terminal and start a new goose session:

goose session

Searching for Prompts

goose Prompt

Search for prompts about code review

goose Output

I found several prompts related to code review:

1. **Code Review Assistant** - A comprehensive prompt for reviewing code quality, 
   security, and best practices
2. **Pull Request Reviewer** - Helps analyze pull requests and suggest improvements
3. **Security Code Audit** - Focuses on identifying security vulnerabilities

Would you like me to retrieve any of these prompts?

Using a Prompt

goose Prompt

Get the Code Review Assistant prompt and use it to review my current file

goose Output

I've retrieved the Code Review Assistant prompt. Let me apply it to analyze your code...

[Applying prompt guidelines to review your code]

Here's my review based on the prompt's framework:

✅ Code structure and organization
✅ Naming conventions
⚠️ Consider adding error handling for edge cases
⚠️ Documentation could be improved for public methods

Would you like me to help address any of these findings?