The Complete Guide to PRPM: Every Feature You Need to Know

The Core Idea: Install Once, Use Anywhere

Here's the problem: you're tired of hunting through GitHub repos for quality prompts and rules. When you finally find something good, it's in the wrong format for your IDE. Or your team uses a mix of Cursor, Claude, and VS Code with Continue, and you're manually converting the same rules for each editor. It's tedious and wastes time.

PRPM fixes this. Install a package once, and it works in every AI editor—whether you're sharing across a team or switching tools yourself:

We detect your editor and convert on-the-fly. Authors publish once, users install anywhere. No manual work, no format headaches.

Finding What You Need: 7,500+ Packages and Growing

PRPM's registry has over 7,500 packages spanning every major use case: React hooks guidance, Python type safety rules, AWS deployment best practices, API documentation generators, and more. We import quality packages from GitHub, ctx.directory, and community submissions.

Finding packages is easy. Traditional keyword search works great if you know what you're looking for:

But what if you don't know the exact terminology? That's where AI semantic search comes in. Instead of guessing keywords, describe what you want:

The AI understands intent. It knows "side effects in React" relates to useEffect, data fetching, and lifecycle management. It finds packages you wouldn't have discovered with keyword search alone.

You can also star packages and collections on the web app to save them for later. Build your own curated list of tools you use frequently.

Collections: Complete Setups in One Command

Individual packages are great, but real workflows need multiple tools. Collections bundle related packages together. Want a complete Next.js setup with TypeScript rules, React best practices, Tailwind guidelines, and deployment checks? One command:

Collections get you from zero to productive instantly. We've created collections for Next.js, Python ML, AWS deployments, and more. You can also star collections to revisit them later or share with your team.

Quality Scores: Finding the Good Stuff

With thousands of packages, quality matters. Every package gets a 0-5 star rating based on content depth, structure, metadata completeness, and community signals like downloads and stars. High-quality packages surface first in search results.

Test Before You Install: The Playground

Here's a common frustration: you find a package that sounds perfect. You install it, test it, realize it doesn't quite fit your workflow, uninstall it, and start over. Repeat a few times and you've wasted an hour.

The PRPM playground fixes this. Test packages with real AI models before installing. Available both on the CLI and web:

You get 1 free anonymous playground run (no signup), 5 free credits when you sign up, and 100 credits per month with PRPM+ ($6/month). Credits roll over up to 200, so you never lose them.

Model Comparison: Find the Right AI for Your Use Case

Not all AI models perform equally for every task. Claude Sonnet 3.5 excels at code generation. GPT-4 is strong at reasoning. Gemini Pro shines with multimodal tasks. The playground lets you test packages across all models side-by-side:

Run the same prompt with the same package on multiple models, compare outputs, and choose the best fit for your project.

For Package Authors: Publish Once, Reach Everyone

If you're creating prompts, skills, or agents, you face a choice: pick one AI editor and limit your audience, or manually maintain separate versions for Cursor, Claude, Continue, Windsurf, and others. Both options are tedious.

PRPM changes this. Write your package once in any format, publish it, and we handle all conversions. Your package works in every supported editor automatically. One version, 4x+ the reach.

Analytics That Actually Matter

See how your packages perform with detailed analytics: downloads, views, stars, and playground usage. Understand what's working, what needs improvement, and where your audience is coming from.

Custom Prompt Testing for Verified Authors

Verified authors get access to custom prompt testing in the playground. Test your package with custom system prompts before publishing. A/B test different variations, iterate quickly, and validate quality across multiple AI models:

This lets you ship higher quality packages faster. No more publishing, waiting for user feedback, and iterating publicly. Test privately, refine, then publish when it's ready.

Organizations and Private Packages

For teams and companies, PRPM offers organization accounts. Create a namespace for your company, invite team members, and publish private packages that only your organization can access. Keep proprietary prompts internal while still using PRPM's tooling for versioning, distribution, and analytics.

Everything Else Under the Hood

Beyond the headline features, PRPM handles all the infrastructure details you'd expect from a mature package manager: semantic versioning, version pinning, package deprecation, GitHub integration for importing existing packages, download analytics, category browsing, and tag filtering.

Getting Started

Ready to try PRPM? Install the CLI and you're good to go:

Or browse packages on the web, star your favorites, and explore collections. The web experience mirrors the CLI—use whichever fits your workflow.