Notepads for prompt templates

Feature Requests
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I’ve been using Cursor’s notepad functionality as reusable prompt templates, ie,

  • I create notepads with specific prompts for common tasks
  • I reference them in chat using the @ trigger (eg, @commit)
  • I add a bit of context-specific text after the reference
  • The notepad contains the full prompt template that implements my workflow

This has been a game-changer for standardizing my prompts and maintaining consistency across different coding sessions.

The Feature Request: Global Notepads

But notepads are repository-specific, and I’m having to copy the same prompt templates across multiple repositories.

I hope to have both

  • Global notepads - Available across all repositories
  • Local notepads - Repository-specific (current functionality)

Similar to VS Code’s slash commands.

Questions for the Community

  1. Do I need to use Notepads, or is there another built-in mechanism?
  2. How are you all handling canned prompts across projects?
  3. Would others find global notepads useful for their workflows?

I’d love to hear about any workarounds or alternative approaches you’re using.

Thanks!

2

I support the idea of global notepads