AI Prompt Framework Helper — CLI

Interactive terminal assistant to build structured AI prompts using APE, CO-STAR, RISEN, RTCCF and PRISM frameworks. Works with any AI CLI — Claude, Gemini, llm, aichat, and more.

Install

npm install -g ai-prompt-framework-helper

# or with other package managers
pnpm add -g ai-prompt-framework-helper
yarn global add ai-prompt-framework-helper
bun add -g ai-prompt-framework-helper

No external dependencies. Requires Node.js ≥ 16.

Usage

ai-prompt

The tool will:

1. Auto-detect any AI CLIs installed on your system
2. Ask you to choose a framework
3. Guide you field by field
4. Show a live preview of the generated prompt
5. Let you run it directly, copy it, pipe it, or save it

# Pipe the output directly to any AI CLI
ai-prompt | claude
ai-prompt | gemini
ai-prompt | llm

Frameworks

| Framework | Stands for | Best for | |-----------|------------|----------| | APE | Action · Purpose · Expectation | Fast, focused tasks | | CO-STAR | Context · Objective · Style · Tone · Audience · Response | Copy, emails, content | | RISEN | Role · Instructions · Steps · End Goal · Narrowing | Workflows, plans, execution | | RTCCF | Role · Task · Context · Constraints · Format | Full project kickstart | | PRISM | Purpose · Role · Input · Steps · Method | Analysis & data processing |

Demo

⬡  AI Prompt Framework Helper  ·  CLI
by Marcos Castro · github.com/marcoscv-work

✓ Detected AI CLIs: claude  gemini

Select a framework:

  [1]  APE       Action · Purpose · Expectation
       ↳ Fastest. Ideal for focused, well-defined tasks.

  [2]  CO-STAR   Context · Objective · Style · Tone · Audience · Response
       ↳ Best for copy, emails, content, presentations.
  ...

→ 2

── CO-STAR ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  Context · Objective · Style · Tone · Audience · Response
  ↳ Best for copy, emails, content, presentations.
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

  [C] CONTEXT  (required)
  What's the background or situation?
  → We are launching a B2B SaaS for project management

  [O] OBJECTIVE  (required)
  What outcome do you want to achieve?
  → Write a landing page that converts visitors into trial sign-ups
  ...

── Generated Prompt ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────

C – Context: We are launching a B2B SaaS for project management
O – Objective: Write a landing page that converts visitors into sign-ups
S – Style: Conversational, startup-like
T – Tone: Confident, not salesy
A – Audience: CTOs and technical leads
R – Response Format: Hero + 3 benefit sections + CTA, under 300 words

─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

What do you want to do?

  [1]  Run with claude (Anthropic Claude)
  [2]  Run with gemini (Google Gemini)
  [3]  Copy to clipboard
  [4]  Print to stdout (pipe-friendly)
  [5]  Save to file
  [6]  Exit without action

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Also available as a Chrome Extension

Use the same frameworks directly from any text field in your browser — ChatGPT, Gemini, Notion, Gmail, and more.

AI Prompt Framework Helper on Chrome Web Store

Author

Marcos Castro · github.com/marcoscv-work · [email protected]

MIT License