llm-cli/Prompt template

• Prompt templates - LLM

  • Prompt templates can be created to reuse useful prompts with different input data.

  • Where are prompt templates stored?

    • Templates are stored as YAML files in a templates directory
    • To find the directory location, run:
      bash

      llm templates path

    • On macOS, typically at: ~/Library/Application Support/io.datasette.llm/templates/
    • On Linux, typically at: ~/.config/io.datasette.llm/templates/
    • Each template is a separate YAML file, NOT stored in SQLite
    • Example template format:
      yaml

      prompt: |
        Please review this code and suggest improvements:
        $input

  • How to manage templates?

    • Create with --save:
      bash

      llm 'Summarize this: $input' --save summarize

    • List templates: llm templates list
    • Show template: llm templates show <name>
    • Edit template: llm templates edit <name>
    • Use template:
      bash

      cat myfile.py | llm -t code-review