Prompts

Ready-to-use prompts for AI agents. Copy, paste, and go — or adapt to your project's needs.

What are Catalyst prompts?

Catalyst prompts are structured instructions you give to AI agents (Claude, GPT, Cursor, Copilot) to guide their behaviour. Instead of starting from scratch each session, you paste a prompt that sets expectations, constraints, and working style.

Copy & paste

Each prompt is ready to use. Paste it at the start of a chat or session.

Agent-aware

Different prompts for different AI roles — Project Agent vs. Coding Agent.

Workflow-aligned

Prompts map to the delivery loop: Brief, Build, Review, Refine.

Two types of AI agent

Catalyst separates responsibilities between two agent types. Use the right prompts for each.

Project Agent

Thinks about scope, decisions, and direction. Produces artefacts like Vision, Architecture, and Requirements. Challenges assumptions and keeps the project aligned.

  • Clarify intent and goals
  • Produce handover documents
  • Stress test decisions
  • Track project state

Coding Agent

Executes against intent with discipline. Builds features, maintains quality, and follows repo conventions. Proposes phased plans and implements incrementally.

  • Build features in phases
  • Follow AGENTS.md conventions
  • Run quality audits
  • Debug and troubleshoot

How prompts fit the workflow

The Catalyst workflow has four phases. Prompts help at each phase.

Brief
  • Project Sessions
  • Project Artefacts

Checkpoint

Build
  • Coding Sessions

Checkpoint

Review
  • Project Sessions
  • Quality & Audits
Refine
  • Stage Advancement
  • Quality & Audits

Checkpoint

Prompt categories

Five categories covering the full delivery lifecycle. Each page has multiple prompts as tabs.

How to use prompts

1

Choose the right prompt

Pick based on what you're doing: starting a project, building a feature, running an audit, or promoting a stage.

2

Copy the prompt

Each prompt page has a copy button. The prompt is ready to use as-is.

3

Paste at the start of your session

In Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or your AI tool — paste the prompt first, then continue your conversation.

4

Provide context

The prompt will guide the AI to ask for what it needs, or you can attach relevant artefacts upfront.

Key insight

Different AIs should own different responsibilities. A single agent trying to handle context, scope, code, and sequencing produces inconsistent results. Use Project Agent prompts for scope and artefacts, Coding Agent prompts for build and quality. Hand off between them with clear artefacts.

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Related docs

  • Workflow — The delivery loop these prompts support
  • Roles & Collaboration — How Project Agent and Coding Agent work together
  • Audits — Quality checks you can run with prompts