prompty 2.0.0a4

Prompty is an asset class and format for LLM prompts

Prompty — Python Runtime

Prompty is a markdown file format (.prompty) for LLM prompts. The Python runtime loads, renders, parses, and executes these files. Every .prompty file becomes a typed Prompty object.

Installation

# Core + Jinja2 renderer + OpenAI provider
pip install prompty[jinja2,openai]

# Core + Microsoft Foundry provider
pip install prompty[jinja2,foundry]

# Core + Anthropic provider
pip install prompty[jinja2,anthropic]

# Everything (all renderers, providers, OpenTelemetry)
pip install prompty[all]

Extras

Extra	Packages	What it enables
[openai]	openai	OpenAI provider
[foundry]	openai, azure-identity	Microsoft Foundry provider
[anthropic]	anthropic	Anthropic provider
[jinja2]	jinja2	Jinja2 template rendering
[mustache]	chevron	Mustache template rendering
[otel]	opentelemetry-api	OpenTelemetry tracing
[all]	All of the above	Everything

Quick Start

1. Write a .prompty File

---
name: greeting
model:
  id: gpt-4o-mini
  provider: openai
  connection:
    kind: key
    apiKey: ${env:OPENAI_API_KEY}
inputs:
  - name: name
    kind: string
    default: World
template:
  format:
    kind: jinja2
  parser:
    kind: prompty
---
system:
You are a friendly assistant.

user:
Say hello to {{name}}.

2. Run It

import prompty

# One-shot: load + prepare + run
result = prompty.execute(
    "greeting.prompty", inputs={"name": "Jane"}
)
print(result)

# Step-by-step
agent = prompty.load("greeting.prompty")
messages = prompty.prepare(
    agent, inputs={"name": "Jane"}
)
result = prompty.run(agent, messages)

3. Async

result = await prompty.execute_async(
    "greeting.prompty", inputs={"name": "Jane"}
)

API Reference

Core Functions

Function	What it does
load(path)	Parse .prompty → Prompty
render(agent, inputs)	Template → rendered string
parse(agent, rendered)	Rendered string → list[Message]
prepare(agent, inputs)	Render + parse + threads → list[Message]
run(agent, msgs)	Executor + process → clean result
process(agent, resp)	Extract content → clean result
execute(prompt, inputs)	Full pipeline: load + prepare + run
execute_agent(prompt, ...)	Full pipeline with tool-call loop
validate_inputs(...)	Check required inputs present

All functions have _async variants (e.g., execute_async, run_async, execute_agent_async).

Agent Mode (Tool Calling)

def get_weather(location: str) -> str:
    return f"72°F and sunny in {location}"

result = prompty.execute_agent(
    "my-agent.prompty",
    inputs={"question": "Weather in Seattle?"},
    tools={"get_weather": get_weather},
    max_iterations=10,  # default
)

The agent loop: calls the LLM, if it returns tool_calls, executes the matching functions, sends results back, repeats until the model returns a normal response or max_iterations is exceeded.

Error handling:

• Bad JSON in tool arguments → error sent back to model for self-correction
• Tool exception → error string sent back to model
• Missing tool → error message sent back (no crash)
• Max iterations → ValueError raised

Connection Registry

For pre-configured SDK clients or token-based auth:

# .prompty file — reference a named connection
model:
  id: gpt-4o
  provider: foundry
  connection:
    kind: reference
    name: my-foundry

from openai import AzureOpenAI
from azure.identity import (
    DefaultAzureCredential,
    get_bearer_token_provider,
)

client = AzureOpenAI(
    azure_endpoint=os.environ["AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT"],
    azure_ad_token_provider=get_bearer_token_provider(
        DefaultAzureCredential(),
        "https://cognitiveservices.azure.com/.default",
    ),
)
prompty.register_connection("my-foundry", client=client)

# Now run — executor resolves the client by name
result = prompty.execute(
    "my-prompt.prompty", inputs={...}
)

Structured Output

Define outputs in frontmatter to get JSON-parsed results:

outputs:
  - name: city
    kind: string
    description: The city name
  - name: temperature
    kind: integer
    description: Temperature in Fahrenheit

The executor sends this as OpenAI's response_format with json_schema, and the processor automatically JSON-parses the result.

Streaming

agent = prompty.load("chat.prompty")
messages = prompty.prepare(
    agent, inputs={"question": "Tell me a story"}
)

# Set stream option
agent.model.options.additionalProperties = {
    "stream": True,
}
response = prompty.run(agent, messages, raw=True)

# response is a PromptyStream — iterate for chunks
for chunk in prompty.process(agent, response):
    print(chunk, end="", flush=True)

Streaming handles tool call deltas (accumulated across chunks), refusal detection, and empty heartbeat chunks.

Tracing

from prompty import Tracer, PromptyTracer, trace

# Register a tracer
Tracer.add("console", prompty.console_tracer)
Tracer.add(
    "json", PromptyTracer("./traces").tracer
)

# All pipeline functions automatically emit traces
result = prompty.execute(
    "my-prompt.prompty", inputs={...}
)

# Custom functions
@trace
def my_function():
    ...

OpenTelemetry integration:

from prompty.tracing.otel import otel_tracer
Tracer.add("otel", otel_tracer())

.prompty File Format

Structure

---
# YAML frontmatter (Prompty schema)
---
# Markdown body (becomes `instructions`)
# Uses role markers and template syntax

Role Markers

system:
You are a helpful assistant.

user:
{{question}}

assistant:
I'd be happy to help.

Thread Inputs

Conversation history is passed via a kind: thread input property:

inputs:
  - name: conversation
    kind: thread

Place {{conversation}} in the template where thread messages should be injected:

system:
You are a helpful assistant.
{{conversation}}
user:
{{question}}

The caller passes a list of messages as the thread input value.

Variable References

Syntax	Purpose
${env:VAR}	Env variable (required)
${env:VAR:default}	Env variable with fallback
${file:path.json}	Load file content

Connection Kinds

Kind	When to use
key	API key auth (self-contained)
reference	Pre-registered SDK client
anonymous	Endpoint only, no credentials

Legacy Format Support

Prompty v1 .prompty files are automatically migrated with deprecation warnings. Key changes:

• model.configuration → model.connection
• model.parameters → model.options
• inputs (dict format) → inputs (list of Property)
• inputSchema → inputs
• outputSchema → outputs
• template: jinja2 → structured template with format and parser

Development

# Install for development
uv pip install -e ".[dev,all]"

# Unit tests (excludes integration by default)
uv run pytest tests/ -q

# Lint
uv run ruff check .
uv run ruff format --check .

# Integration tests (requires API keys in .env)
uv run pytest tests/integration/ -v -o "addopts="

License

See LICENSE in the repository root.