promptctl

Claude API toolkit CLI — prompt engineering, code review, document intelligence, and template linting.

Install

pip install -e ".[dev]"

Requires Python 3.10+ and an Anthropic API key.

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...

Usage

Prompt Engineering

# Run a prompt template
promptctl prompt run greeting.yaml

# Save a versioned snapshot
promptctl prompt version greeting.yaml

# View version history
promptctl prompt history greeting

Code Review

Review code with structured findings across 6 dimensions:

# Review staged git changes
promptctl review diff

# Review a specific file
promptctl review file src/app.py --json

Document Intelligence

Analyze, query, and summarize documents (long context + prompt caching):

# Extract key points, entities, themes
promptctl doc analyze report.md

# Ask questions about a document
promptctl doc ask report.md "What are the main findings?"

# Executive summary (map-reduce for large docs)
promptctl doc summarize report.md --json

Template Linting

8 built-in rules for YAML prompt templates (no API required):

# Check a template for issues
promptctl lint check template.yaml

# List all lint rules
promptctl lint rules

# AI-powered fix suggestions (Pro)
promptctl lint fix template.yaml

Configuration

promptctl config init              # Create default config
promptctl config set model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
promptctl config show              # View current config
promptctl status                   # API key + license status

Pro Features

Unlock additional capabilities with a Pro license key:

export PROMPTCTL_LICENSE=PCTL-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

Development

python3 -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/ -v --cov=promptctl --cov-report=term-missing
ruff check src/ tests/ && ruff format --check src/ tests/

License

MIT