Features

Prompt Explorer — a unified tree view with collapsible sections: a built-in Global Prompts section (~/Prompta/prompts by default) plus any number of custom folders you add
Custom folders — add any folder as a named section via Add Global Folder / Add Workspace Folder, rename or remove sections at any time
Native editor — prompts open as regular text documents, so syntax highlighting, search, multi-cursor, Copilot, Git and every other VS Code feature just work
Prompt Inspector — a side panel that auto-discovers {{ variables }} in the active prompt, with an Auto-Pickup toggle that controls whether the inspector follows .md files opened in the editor
Per-variable sources — switch each variable between Global, Project or a one-off Custom value on the fly
Reusable values — store variables in prompta.env files per scope, ready to reuse across prompts
Bulk actions — switch all variables to a single source, or save all custom values to Global/Project in one click
Copy with Substitutions — copy the prompt to clipboard with variables resolved
File management — create, rename, delete, drag & drop; drag sections to reorder them
Copy path / relative path from the context menu

Template Variables

Write prompts with placeholders:

You are a {{ ROLE }}.
Given the following context: {{ CONTEXT }}
Please {{ TASK }}.

Open the prompt and the Prompt Inspector lists every variable with three source buttons:

Global — value from <globalFolder>/prompta.env
Project — value from <workspace>/<projectFolder>/prompta.env
Custom — a one-off value you type directly in the Inspector

Use the Save button next to a custom value to persist it to the Global or Project env file, or run Save All to Global / Project to persist every custom value at once.

Run Copy with Substitutions to copy the prompt with all {{ variables }} resolved.

Auto-Pickup

The Prompt Inspector header has a toggle that controls which files it tracks:

Auto-Pickup on (default, $(sync) icon) — the inspector follows any .md file you open in the editor and any file you select in Prompt Explorer.
Auto-Pickup off ($(sync-ignored) icon) — the inspector only updates when you explicitly select a file in Prompt Explorer. Opening other .md files in the editor leaves the inspector untouched.

Clicking a file in Prompt Explorer always loads it into the inspector (regardless of this toggle) and does not open an editor tab — use Edit from the context menu when you actually want to edit the file.

Commands

Command	Purpose
`Prompta: New Prompt`	Create a new prompt file
`Prompta: Add Global Folder...`	Add a custom folder visible in all workspaces
`Prompta: Add Workspace Folder...`	Add a custom folder for the current workspace
`Prompta: Set Default Global Prompts Folder`	Change the built-in global folder path
`Prompta: Copy with Substitutions`	Copy active prompt with variables replaced
`Prompta: Edit Global Variables` / `Edit Project Variables`	Open the corresponding `prompta.env` file
`Prompta: Reload Variables`	Re-read env files from disk
`Prompta: Switch All to Global` / `Project` / `Custom`	Bulk source switcher for the active prompt
`Prompta: Save All to Global` / `Save All to Project`	Persist all custom values at once
`Prompta: Toggle Sidebar`	Show/hide the Prompta panel

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`prompta.globalFolder`	`~/Prompta/prompts`	Absolute path to the global prompts folder
`prompta.folders`	`[]`	Additional prompt folders (User Settings = global, Workspace Settings = per-project)
`prompta.projectFolder`	`.prompta`	Relative path (from workspace root) for project-scoped variables (`prompta.env`)
`prompta.fontSize`	`14`	Font size in the Prompt Inspector panel (px)

Getting Started

Install the extension
Click the Prompta icon in the activity bar
The Prompt Explorer shows your Global Prompts section — add reusable prompts there
Use Add Global Folder or Add Workspace Folder from the tree menu (⋯) to add more sections
Open any prompt and the Prompt Inspector below the tree will list its variables
Use Prompta: Toggle Sidebar from the command palette to quickly open the panel

License

MIT