The Official AI Prompting Guide Collection - 12 Platforms, 29 Guides
Stop guessing how to prompt AI coding tools — use the official playbooks
Part of the Build to Launch production-ready guide for vibe coders shipping with AI.
Prompt engineering guides from 12 AI coding platforms — cleaned up, organized, and ready to reference.
What's Included
/guides/ — 29 Prompt Engineering Guides across 12 Platforms
PlatformContents:
azure/Prompt engineering fundamentals
bolt/Prompt guidelines, effective prompting
claude/Prompting best practices (Claude 4.x)
cursor/Rules, mentions, planning, large codebases
gemini/Prompting strategies, workspace guides
github/Copilot prompt engineering, 6-step pipeline
ibm/Granite code assistant guides
lovable/Visual-first prompt engineering
microsoft/VS Code Copilot tips
openai/GPT-5 prompt engineering guide
replit/10 prompting principles, vibe coding
v0/Text prompting, PRD design, full-stack apps
Total: 29 markdown files • Clean, scannable format
What You'll Learn
This library helps you:
- Prompt Claude 4.x models — be explicit, add context, leverage thinking capabilities
- Prompt GPT-5 effectively — message roles, few-shot learning, agentic patterns
- Use Cursor's context system — rules files, @ mentions, planning mode
- Apply GitHub Copilot's 6-step pipeline — context → snippet → generate → review
- Follow Replit's 10 principles — Checkpoint, Debug, Discover, Experiment...
- Build full-stack with v0 — PRD templates, UI-first workflow
Time saved: Hours of hunting through scattered documentation
Who This Is For
✅ Developers using AI coding assistants
✅ Vibe coders building with Cursor, Claude, Bolt, Replit
✅ Anyone switching between multiple AI tools
✅ Builders who want better AI-generated code
❌ Not for: General ChatGPT prompts (this is coding-focused)
How to Use
Quick (5 min): Jump to your platform folder, skim the guide
Complete (30 min): Read azure/ for foundations, then your daily tools
Browse by platform. Compare approaches. Steal patterns.
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FAQ
Q: Do I need coding experience?
A: Basic familiarity with AI coding tools helps. These are prompting guides, not coding tutorials.
Q: Which platform should I start with?
A: Start with whatever tool you are most comfortable with or use daily. They share the same principles.
Q: Are these the official docs?
A: Yes — sourced from official platform documentation, cleaned up for readability.
Q: Will this work for [specific tool]?
A: If it's one of the 12 platforms covered (Azure, Bolt, Claude, Cursor, Gemini, GitHub, IBM, Lovable, Microsoft, OpenAI, Replit, v0), yes.
Q: How current is this?
A: Documentation collected December 2025. Core prompting principles rarely change.
About
Jenny Ouyang creates the Build to Launch newsletter. See my AI-assisted built products: Quick Viral Notes, VibeCodingBuilders and more here.
I analyzed documentation from 12 platforms to write "The Complete Guide to Prompting AI Coding Tools" — this library is the organized research behind that article.
Created by Jenny Ouyang | Build to Launch
Part of the production-ready guide for vibe coders shipping with AI.