prompteng

Prompt engineering configuration skill for AI agents and orchestrators.

prompteng is a deliberate misspelling of "prompting", alluding to prompt engineering.

Introduction

Session init, security rules, 7-part prompt framework, persistence rules.

Core skill in a family of 4 interconnected standalone skills. Load first; loads peers on demand.

Set of files

File	Purpose
SKILL.md	Router — load order, peer references
prompteng-SKILL.md	Content — rules, framework, checklists
references/prompteng-examples.md	Worked examples for the 7-part prompt framework (§5)
prompteng.skill	Packaged archive for upload to SKILL directory
.github/workflows/build-skill.yml	CI workflow — auto-builds and publishes prompteng.skill on push
README.md	Explanatory instructions and overview for this software package

Install

• claude.ai web platform: upload prompteng.skill via skill settings (recommended). Or add prompteng-SKILL.md contents to Personal Preferences via Settings > General.

• Claude Code desktop app: copy contents of this folder into ~/.claude/skills/prompteng/.

• Other platforms: adapt this set of files to your harness+model. Star or Fork the git repo if you like.

Quickstart

Step 1 — Upload. In Claude.ai → Project Knowledge → upload prompteng-SKILL.md.

Step 2 — Init session. First message:

Initialize session as per agent.md

Agent loads skill, outputs UTC timestamp, proposes chat title, initialises session file registry.

Step 3 — Verify. Confirm prompteng-SKILL.md appears in registry table with BLAKE3 + token cost. If missing → re-upload + retry.

Claude Code: place prompteng-SKILL.md in .claude/ or project root, reference in CLAUDE.md. Same init message.

When It Triggers

• Unless loaded explicitly, it will not trigger as required or will under-trigger.
• If the agent.md companion file is installed, this skill will be loaded at beginning of every new session.

Peer Skills

Load on demand when task requires:

• captureng — session-knowledge capture, CHECKPOINT mode
• packageng — .skill file validation + packaging
• safe-skill-creator — skill design + iteration

Companion Files

Available in - ecological-codes/user-prefs

• agent.md — system-wide self-instruction loaded via Personal Preferences. Defines file registry, re-read protocol, memory precedence (4-tier). Paste into Settings > General > Personal Preferences for every-session application.

• trusted-hosts.md — project-wide allow-list for egress into internet via system tools like bash.

Style Convention

Directives use the following section headers with numbered lists, shared across all 4 peer skills:

• [RULES] — enforceable constraints applied at runtime.
• [ACTIONS] — autonomous steps agent executes in normal workflow.
• [HUMAN ACTIONS] — UI actions; agent skips, cannot delegate.

License

See LICENSE. (C) Copyright 2026 - Sameer Khan - Various and Several Rights Reserved.

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