Sourced, citable definitions of prompting and LLM techniques, with relations and primary sources.
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List the techniques Protologue links to a given technique: broader (it is a kind of), narrower (kinds of it) and related.
Technique name, synonym, slug or PTL identifier.
List the techniques Protologue links to a given technique: broader (it is a kind of), narrower (kinds of it) and related.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| term* | string | Technique name, synonym, slug or PTL identifier. |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"term"
],
"properties": {
"term": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Technique name, synonym, slug or PTL identifier."
}
}
}Get the full Protologue entry for one technique: definition, description, synonyms, introduction year, primary sources, canonical URL, permanent identifier and a ready-made citation. Accepts a name, synonym, slug (e.g. 'react') or identifier (e.g. 'PTL-0058').
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| term* | string | Technique name, synonym, slug or PTL identifier. |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"term"
],
"properties": {
"term": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Technique name, synonym, slug or PTL identifier."
}
}
}List Protologue's branches (categories) and the techniques in each.
No arguments.
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {}
}Search Protologue for prompting and LLM techniques by name, synonym or keyword. Returns matching entries with their one-sentence definitions and canonical URLs.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | integer | Maximum number of results. |
| query* | string | Technique name, synonym or keyword, e.g. 'chain of thought' or 'RAG'. |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 8,
"maximum": 25,
"minimum": 1,
"description": "Maximum number of results."
},
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Technique name, synonym or keyword, e.g. 'chain of thought' or 'RAG'."
}
}
}