This project documents internal prompts discovered in the @anthropic-ai/claude-code CLI tool (v0.2.74).
These prompts power commands such as /compact, /explain, and others in Claude Code — Anthropic's AI-powered code assistant.
This repository contains extracted prompt texts. It does not include any part of Claude Code’s source code.
Note
This repository is intended strictly for educational and research purposes. No commercial use is intended.
The English version is the original source extracted from the CLI tool.
All other language files are LLM-generated translations to help developers understand the prompts more easily in their native languages.
These translations may be refined over time.
| Language | File name |
|---|---|
| Arabic (العربية) | prompts.ar.md |
| German (Deutsch) | prompts.de.md |
| English (English) | prompts.en.md |
| Spanish (Español) | prompts.es.md |
| French (Français) | prompts.fr.md |
| Hindi (हिन्दी) | prompts.hi.md |
| Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia) | prompts.id.md |
| Italian (Italiano) | prompts.it.md |
| Japanese (日本語) | prompts.ja.md |
| Korean (한국어) | prompts.ko.md |
| Portuguese (Português) | prompts.pt.md |
| Russian (Русский) | prompts.ru.md |
| Tamil (தமிழ்) | prompts.ta.md |
| Turkish (Türkçe) | prompts.tr.md |
| Chinese (Simplified, 简体中文) | prompts.zh-CN.md |
| Chinese (Traditional, 繁體中文) | prompts.zh-TW.md |
Most users interact with Claude Code through its CLI or GUI, unaware of the system prompts running behind the scenes. This repository reveals those internal messages, providing:
- Insight into how Claude handles code formatting, explanation, and editing
- Patterns in prompt engineering used by Anthropic
- Reference for developers building similar tools
Tip
If you're working on prompt tooling or building LLM-based code assistants, studying these patterns may offer practical inspiration.
This may be useful for:
- Prompt engineers
- LLM researchers
- Open-source tool builders
This repository contains prompt texts extracted from the CLI tool for research and educational purposes only.
Important
All rights to the original prompts belong to Anthropic.
This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic.
No proprietary source code is redistributed — only human-readable prompt messages are documented and translated.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Note
Some prompt texts in this repository originate from the @anthropic-ai/claude-code CLI tool. These are used under fair use for documentation and analytical commentary. All rights remain with Anthropic.
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