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Eager vs Lazy Loading: Control When Your AI Skills Activate
Some skills must always be active. Others should wait until needed. Now package authors can control activation with eager/lazy loading in PRPM.
Write Once. Distribute Everywhere: Why Package Publishers Choose PRPM
The only AI package manager with lossless cross-format conversion—publish in one format, install in eight.
Finding Your Perfect Package Just Got Easier: Introducing Use Cases
With over 7,000 packages in PRPM, we built a smarter way to discover what you need—organized by what you're trying to accomplish.
JSON Schemas for Every AI Prompt Format
PRPM ships comprehensive JSON schemas for 15+ AI prompt formats. Get IDE autocomplete, validate in CI/CD, and build tools with confidence.
Tool Composition is Your AI Superpower
AI tooling moves too fast to support everything natively. Instead: OpenSkills generates content, Ruler splices it into AGENTS.md, and boom—universal compatibility.
The Complete Guide to PRPM: Every Feature You Need to Know
PRPM is more than a package manager—it's a complete platform for discovering, testing, publishing, and managing AI coding tools. From universal package management to AI search, playground testing to author analytics.
Complete Guide to AI IDE Prompt Formats: Schemas, Specifications, and Conversions
Master all 8 AI IDE formats with JSON schemas and comprehensive specifications. From Cursor to Claude Code, Windsurf to Kiro—learn frontmatter requirements, validation, and format conversion.
How to Actually Get Started with AI Coding Assistants (5 Minutes)
Most guides teach you about AI assistants for hours. This one gets you using them in 5 minutes. Install 3 packages, try 3 examples, see immediate value.
Claude Hooks Best Practices: Write Hooks That Work
Security, reliability, and performance patterns for Claude Code hooks. Validate input, quote paths, handle failures, optimize performance. 16-point checklist for production-ready automation.
PRPM Now Supports Claude Code Hooks
Install Claude Code hooks as packages. One command replaces manual JSON config. Auto-format code, log commands, protect files—share hooks via PRPM registry.
Cursor Rules: The Complete Guide to AI-Powered Coding Standards
Master cursor rules to guide AI assistants in Cursor IDE. Learn what they are, how to use them, and discover 7000+ ready-to-use cursor rules packages for React, Python, TypeScript, security, and more.
Custom Prompts for Verified Authors: Test and Iterate on Prompts Before Publishing
Test your own custom system prompts in PRPM Playground. Use --compare mode to A/B test prompts against baselines. Perfect for authors who want to iterate rapidly before publishing packages.
Self-Improving AI: How PRPM Teaches AI Assistants to Get Better at Their Job
Watch AI assistants automatically discover and install expertise packages from PRPM when they need specialized knowledge. A new paradigm for distributable intelligence.
Best Kiro Hooks for Development Automation: Complete Guide 2025
Discover the best Kiro hooks for event-driven automation. Test synchronization, documentation updates, accessibility audits. Compare PRPM vs GitHub vs manual hooks. Get CLI installation and quality metrics.
Best Kiro Steering Rules: Complete Guide 2025
Discover the best Kiro steering rules for context-aware AI development. Compare sources, get CLI installation, quality metrics, and domain-specific steering files for frontend, backend, and API design.
Best GitHub Copilot Instructions: Complete Guide 2025
Discover the best GitHub Copilot instructions for AI-powered development. Compare PRPM vs GitHub Gists vs awesome-copilot. Get CLI installation, version control, testing, and quality-scored collections.
Best Windsurf Rules for AI Coding: Complete Guide 2025
Discover the best Windsurf rules for AI-powered development. Compare PRPM vs Playbooks vs Windsurf.run. Get CLI installation, version control, testing, and free starter collections.
Best Claude Skills: Complete Guide 2025
Discover the best Claude skills for AI-powered development. Compare PRPM vs ctx.directory, SkillsMP, and CursorHow. Get CLI installation, version control, and quality-scored collections.
Best Cursor Rules: Complete Guide 2025
Discover the best Cursor rules for AI-powered development. Compare PRPM vs cursor.directory. Get CLI installation, version control, format conversion, and testing playground.
Introducing PRPM Playground: Test AI Prompts Before You Install
Test any PRPM package with real AI models directly in your browser or CLI. Compare results, share discoveries, and make informed decisions before installing. Start with 5 free credits.
Top 50 Cursor Rules to Supercharge Your Development Workflow
We analyzed over 7,000 cursor rules to find the 50 that actually deliver. These aren't just popular—they're comprehensive, battle-tested, and cover everything from Next.js to Kubernetes.
When to Use a Claude Skill vs a Claude Sub-Agent
Skills and sub-agents sound similar but work completely differently. Pick the wrong one and you'll end up with context bloat or tasks that never finish. This guide shows you exactly when to use each.
PRPM vs Claude Plugins Marketplace: What's the Difference?
Understanding how PRPM differs from the Claude plugin marketplaces. Learn why PRPM manages AI instructions while plugins manage executable code, and why both can coexist in your workflow.
Cursor Rules: A Technical Deep Dive
Explore Cursor's MDC format for .cursor/rules/ - from official frontmatter fields to @filename references. Learn PRPM's implementation approach and best practices for creating effective rules.
Claude Desktop & Claude Code: A Technical Deep Dive
Understand Claude's four official systems: CLAUDE.md, Skills, Agents, and Commands. Learn CSO optimization for skills and when to use each format for maximum effectiveness.
GitHub Copilot Instructions: A Deep Dive
Master GitHub Copilot's two-tier instruction system with repository-wide and path-specific rules. Learn glob patterns, applyTo configurations, and PRPM's implementation strategy.
agents.md: A Deep Dive into OpenAI's Open Standard
Discover the simplicity philosophy behind agents.md - OpenAI's tool-agnostic standard for AI agent definitions. Learn auto-description extraction and PRPM's implementation approach.
Continue Dev Prompts: A Technical Deep Dive
Explore Continue's slash command system with template variables, context providers, and multifile support. Learn how PRPM packages Continue prompts for universal distribution.
Windsurf Rules: A Technical Deep Dive
Understand Windsurf's radical simplicity - single-file markdown rules with zero metadata. Learn the philosophy of minimalism and how PRPM enhances discoverability while preserving simplicity.
Kiro Steering Files: A Technical Deep Dive
Master Kiro's domain-organized steering system with foundational files and context modes. Learn global, domain, and file-level rules and PRPM's packaging strategy.
PRPM: Distributable Intelligence for AI-Assisted Development
Ship rules, skills, and agents that make breaking changes painless. Learn how PRPM closes the gap between migration scripts and docs, enabling 95% automated migrations vs 70% with scripts alone.
Introducing PRPM: The Universal Registry for AI Coding Tools
Today, we're excited to launch PRPM - a universal package manager for AI prompts, agents, skills, and slash commands. Learn about our vision and what's coming next.
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