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Use the Prompt Library to save and manage your frequently used prompts and
quickly recall them when needed. If there's a prompt that you use often for
different files or different sections of code, you can use a prompt template
variable that is automatically replaced with the selected code or file during
prompt execution. This streamlined workflow eliminates the need to retype
commonly used prompts, saving you time and effort.
To open the Prompt Library, go to File (Android Studio on macOS)
Settings > Tools > Gemini > Prompt Library.
Save a prompt
To add a prompt, follow these steps:
Open the Prompt Library by clicking File (Android Studio on macOS)
> Settings > Tools > Gemini > Prompt Library.
To set the scope of the prompt, use the Scope drop-down:
IDE-level rules are private to yourself and can be used across multiple
projects.
Give the prompt a name. This name is what appears in the
Prompt Library menu if you want to apply the prompt from
the editor.
Enter the prompt in the field provided. If the prompt involves referencing
specific code, you can add the relevant code during prompt execution by using
the following variables in your prompt:
$SELECTION - Represents the selected text, or text surrounding the cursor
if no text is selected.
$CURRENT_FILE - Represents all the text in the file that's currently
active in the editor.
Optional: If you don't want the prompt to show up in the
Prompt Library menu, un-check
Show in Prompt Library menu.
To apply the changes and continue configuring other settings, click Apply.
To apply the changes and immediately exit the settings dialog, click Ok.
You can also right-click on a prompt in chat to save it for later use. To apply
a saved prompt, right-click in the Editor and navigate to Gemini > Prompt
Library to apply the prompt.
Use a saved prompt
To use a prompt from the Prompt Library, follow these steps:
Highlight the relevant code, if applicable to the prompt that you're planning
to use. If the prompt doesn't reference specific code, it doesn't matter where
your cursor is in the file.
To get your list of prompts, right-click in the editor and go to
Gemini > Prompt Library.
To submit the prompt to Gemini, select the prompt from the menu.
Share and manage project-level prompts
You can share and manage project-level prompts with teammates working on the
same project. When you save a prompt at the project level in the Prompt Library,
the prompt is stored at <project-root>/.idea/project.prompts.xml. To share and
manage project-level prompts, add the .idea folder to your version control
system.
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