> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Prompts in chat

> Insert a prompt template from the library, fill in its variables, and use composer shortcuts.

export const RightsCallout = ({right, flags}) => <Info>
    Who sees this: requires {right === "none" ? "no special rights — available to every signed-in user" : `the ${right} right (or super admin)`}.
    {flags && flags !== "none" ? ` Only visible when the server enables ${flags}.` : ""}
  </Info>;

<RightsCallout right="none" flags="none" />

Prompt templates are reusable instructions stored in your organization's prompt library. Instead of retyping the same request, insert a template into the message box and adjust it before sending. (Creating templates happens in the Building section — see [Prompts](/building/prompts).)

## Insert a prompt template

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the template picker">
    Click **＋** in the composer and choose **Insert prompt** ("Use a template from the library"). The **Prompt templates** dialog opens.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find a template">
    Type into **Search prompt templates...** or browse by category in the left rail — categories come from the templates' tags, and **All templates** lists everything. Templates you use often sort to the top, with a "used N×" counter.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check the preview">
    Select a template to see its full text under **Preview**. Placeholders like `{{customer_name}}` are highlighted — you'll fill those in next.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Use it">
    Click **Use template**. The template text is inserted into the message box, where you can still edit it before sending.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Fill in variables

If a template contains `{{variable}}` placeholders, the dialog lists them under **Variables** with one input per placeholder. The preview updates live as you type. **Use template** stays disabled until every field is filled — the dialog reminds you: "Fill in all variables to continue".

## Copy instead of inserting

Click **Copy** in the template preview to put the filled-in text on your clipboard — useful when you want to use a template outside of chat.

## Composer shortcuts

Two characters trigger autocomplete menus while you type:

* <code>/</code> — suggests the agent's **Skills** and **Tools** by name. Picking one inserts a highlighted mention, a precise way to ask the agent to use a specific capability. Capabilities you have switched off are greyed out and marked "off".
* <code>@</code> — suggests this conversation's **Session files**, so you can point the agent at an exact file. See [Attachments and session files](/user-guide/chat/attachments-and-session-files).

<Tip>
  Templates can also come to you: **Use prompt** on a template in the **Prompts** library opens chat with that template pre-inserted.
</Tip>