> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paradime.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# .dinoprompts

> .dinoprompts is a YAML configuration file that enables analytics teams to create, customize, and share AI prompts specifically designed for data workflows within DinoAI.

export const Arcade = ({src, title}) => <div style={{
  position: 'relative',
  paddingBottom: 'calc(56.2225% + 41px)',
  height: 0,
  width: '100%'
}}>
    <iframe src={src} title={title} frameBorder="0" loading="lazy" allow="clipboard-write" allowFullScreen style={{
  position: 'absolute',
  top: 0,
  left: 0,
  width: '100%',
  height: '100%',
  colorScheme: 'light'
}} />
  </div>;

The `.dinoprompts` file serves as your team's prompt library, allowing you to store and reuse battle-tested prompts that understand your data development patterns. This eliminates the need to recreate complex prompts and ensures consistency across your analytics engineering team.

<Warning>
  **.dinoprompts file is git-tracked by default**

  If you don't want this file git-tracked, [see docs](/products/dino-ai/copilot/dino-prompts#disabling-git-tracking) to disable.
</Warning>

<Check>
  **Key Benefits**

  * **Centralized Library**: Store tailored prompts for analytics workflows
  * **Time Savings**: Access proven prompts instantly
  * **Team Knowledge Sharing**: Distribute effective prompts across your organization
  * **Context-Aware**: Use variables for dynamic, situation-specific prompts
  * **Fast Onboarding**: New team members access best practices immediately
</Check>

***

**Step-by-Step Instructions**

1. **Open DinoAI** by clicking the DinoAI icon (🦖) in the right panel
2. **Access Prompt Creation** by clicking the `@` context button and select prompt option in the chat input
3. **Create the file** by selecting "Configure `.dinoprompts`" to automatically create a new file with built-in prompts
4. **Define your prompts** using the [YAML structure](/products/dino-ai/copilot/dino-prompts#file-structure) with `name` and `prompt` fields
5. **Access your prompts** using the prompt quick-open feature in DinoAI

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</Frame>

<Warning>
  Make sure the `.dinoprompts` file is placed in the **root directory of your repository**

  ```
  your-repository
  ├── dbt_project/
  │   ├── staging/
  │   └── marts/
  ├── macros/
  ├── seeds/
  ├── .dinoprompts              # .dinopropmts file location
  ├── README.md
  ```
</Warning>

***

### File Structure

The `.dinoprompts` file uses a simple YAML structure:

```yaml theme={"system"}
prompts:
  - name: "Prompt Name"
    prompt: |
      Multi-line prompt content
      Can include variables like {{ git.diff.withOriginDefaultBranch }}
      
  - name: "Another Prompt"
    prompt: "Single line prompts work too"
```

***

### Available Variables

DinoAI provides built-in variables you can use in your prompts. Variables enable you to dynamically attach context to your prompts.

| Vairable                                 | Descriription                                                                               |
| ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `{{ git.diff.withOriginDefaultBranch }}` | Includes the git diff between your current branch and the default branch of your repository |
| `{{ editor.currentFile.path }}`          | Includes the file path of the current opened and selected file in your Code IDE             |
| `{{ editor.openFiles.path }}`            | Includes the file path of the all the opened files in your Code IDE                         |

***

### Git Tracking

**.dinoprompts file is git-tracked** **by default** to enable seamless team collaboration on DinoAI configurations.

<Info>
  **What This Means**

  * **.dinoprompts** is tracked by git automatically
  * **You can commit, modify, and request reviews** like any other file in your repository
  * **Full change tracking and version history**
  * **Seamless team collaboration** on AI configurations
</Info>

#### Disabling Git Tracking

<Info>
  If you haven't agreed internally on rules/prompts: You may encounter a merge conflict when updating your branch. You can [use Paradime to resolve it](/guides/working-with-git/merge-conflicts), but we recommend agreeing on common versions for the .dinoprompts file first.
</Info>

To disable, simply add `.dinoprompts` to your .gitignore file.

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## Related topics

- [DinoAI](/products/dino-ai/index.md)
- [Mermaid](/integrations/mermaid-js/index.md)
- [Generating Pull Request Descriptions](/products/dino-ai/copilot/use-cases/generating-pull-request-descriptions.md)
- [AI-Generated Pull Request Descriptions](/guides/paradime-101/getting-started-with-the-paradime-ide/dinoai-accelerating-your-analytics-engineering-workflow/dinoai-agent/ai-generated-pull-request-descriptions.md)
- [Chat Interface](/products/dino-ai/copilot/chat-interface.md)