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Reusable prompts one command away: /snip review drops your saved review prompt into the prompt box, with {{selection}}, {{branch}}, {{date}} and {{args}}…

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README

📎 snippets

Your best prompts, one command away. /snip review drops your saved review prompt into the prompt box, with the branch, your selection and any extra text filled in.

<img src="../../../assets/screens/snippets.svg" alt="snippets in a real Claude Code session" width="100%">

> /snip review the token refresh

╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ > Review the changes on branch feat/oauth: the uncommitted    │
│   ones and the commits not yet on the main branch.            │
│   Pay extra attention to: the token refresh                   │
│   Look for bugs first, then security problems, then needless  │
│   complexity. List each finding with file:line, ...           │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
                         ╭─ snippets ───────────────────────────────╮
                         │ /snip review is in the prompt: edit it   │
                         │ or press Enter                           │
                         ╰──────────────────────────────────────────╯

Snippets fill the prompt box and stop. Nothing is sent until you press Enter, so you can edit the text first. That's what makes them different from a custom slash command.

Features

  • /snip <name> [extra] expands the snippet into the prompt box. If you've typed a draft, it's inserted at the cursor instead.
  • Placeholders:
PlaceholderBecomes
{{args}}the text after the name (appended at the end if the snippet has no {{args}})
{{selection}}what you last selected with the mouse (fullscreen terminal)
{{branch}}the current git branch
{{date}}today, YYYY-MM-DD
`{{name\default}}`the value, or default when it's empty

A line whose placeholders all come out empty is dropped, so one snippet works with or without a selection.

  • Five starters that are good out of the box: review, explain, tests, commit-msg, plan. Override one by saving your own under the same name; remove one with /snip rm.
  • Global: snippets live in the mod's own store, so they follow you into every project.
  • Headless-safe: where there's no prompt box (claude -p), the expanded text is printed instead.

Install

/plugin marketplace add Singh-AP/awesome-claude-mods
/plugin install snippets@awesome-claude-mods

Requires Claude Code 2.1.287 or later.

Commands

CommandWhat it does
/snipLists snippets with a preview, starters marked
/snip <name> [extra text]Expands it into the prompt box
/snip save <name> <text>Saves or replaces one (names: letters, digits, -, _)
/snip show <name>Prints the raw template
/snip rm <name>Removes it; removing a starter keeps it from coming back

Example: /snip save bugfix Reproduce {{args}} with a failing test first, then fix it and show me the diff.

How it works

Event or callWhy
command.run on snipParses the verb and reads or writes $.store
$.prompt.read, $.prompt.fillPuts the expanded text in the box (replace, or insert at the cursor over a draft)
$.ui.selection, $.process.run(git), $.clock.nowFill {{selection}}, {{branch}} and {{date}}, each only when the snippet uses it

Test it

claude plugin test mods/productivity/snippets   # 15 tests

Limitations

  • {{selection}} needs the fullscreen terminal. Elsewhere it's empty, and its line is dropped.
  • Line breaks you type after /snip save <name> (Shift+Enter, or \ then Enter) are kept in the snippet. Larger edits are easiest in the store file, ~/.claude/plugins/store/snippets_*.json.
Source 2 files
hooks/register.ts 103 lines
1import type { EngineInterface, Register } from 'claude-code'
2
3import { expand, listing, merged, parseSnip, placeholders, STARTERS } from './snippets'
4
5type Saved = { own: Record<string, string>; hidden: string[] }
6
7async function loadSnippets($: EngineInterface): Promise<Saved> {
8  const own = ((await $.store.get('snippets')) as Record<string, string> | undefined) ?? {}
9  const hidden = ((await $.store.get('hidden')) as string[] | undefined) ?? []
10  return { own, hidden }
11}
12
13/** Fetches only the values the template names. */
14async function valuesFor($: EngineInterface, template: string, extra: string): Promise<Record<string, string>> {
15  const wanted = placeholders(template)
16  const values: Record<string, string> = { args: extra }
17  if (wanted.has('selection')) values.selection = (await $.ui.selection())?.text ?? ''
18  if (wanted.has('date')) values.date = new Date(await $.clock.now()).toISOString().slice(0, 10)
19  if (wanted.has('branch')) {
20    const git = await $.process
21      .run(['git', 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'], { timeoutMs: 3000 })
22      .catch(() => undefined)
23    const branch = git?.exitCode === 0 ? git.stdout.trim() : ''
24    values.branch = branch === 'HEAD' ? '' : branch
25  }
26  return values
27}
28
29async function useSnippet($: EngineInterface, name: string, extra: string) {
30  const { own, hidden } = await loadSnippets($)
31  const all = merged(own, hidden)
32  const template = all[name]
33  if (template === undefined) {
34    return { text: `No snippet named "${name}". ${Object.keys(all).length > 0 ? `Try: ${Object.keys(all).sort().join(', ')}.` : ''}` }
35  }
36
37  const text = expand(template, await valuesFor($, template, extra))
38  const box = await $.prompt.read()
39  const hasDraft = box.text.trim() !== '' && !box.text.trimStart().startsWith('/snip')
40  const filled = await $.prompt.fill({ text: hasDraft ? `${text} ` : text, mode: hasDraft ? 'insert' : 'replace' })
41  if (filled.isFilled) {
42    $.ui.toast(`/snip ${name} is in the prompt: edit it or press Enter`)
43    return {}
44  }
45  // No prompt box (a -p run) or a dialog holds it: show the text instead.
46  return { text: `Snippet "${name}":\n\n${text}` }
47}
48
49export const register: Register = on => {
50  on('session.start', async ($, e, next) => {
51    try {
52      await $.command.register({
53        name: 'snip',
54        description: 'Put a saved prompt in the prompt box (/snip <name>), or list, save, show, rm',
55        argumentHint: '<name> [extra] | save <name> <text> | show <name> | rm <name>',
56      })
57    } catch (error) {
58      $.ui.log(`snippets: could not add /snip: ${String(error)}`, { to: 'debug' })
59    }
60    return next(e)
61  })
62
63  on('command.run', { command: 'snip' }, async ($, e) => {
64    const command = parseSnip(e.args)
65    switch (command.kind) {
66      case 'error':
67        return { text: command.message }
68      case 'list': {
69        const { own, hidden } = await loadSnippets($)
70        return { text: listing(merged(own, hidden), new Set(Object.keys(own))) }
71      }
72      case 'show': {
73        const { own, hidden } = await loadSnippets($)
74        const template = merged(own, hidden)[command.name]
75        return { text: template === undefined ? `No snippet named "${command.name}".` : `/snip ${command.name}:\n\n${template}` }
76      }
77      case 'save': {
78        const { own } = await loadSnippets($)
79        const existed = own[command.name] !== undefined || STARTERS[command.name] !== undefined
80        await $.store.set('snippets', { ...own, [command.name]: command.text })
81        return { text: `${existed ? 'Updated' : 'Saved'} /snip ${command.name}.` }
82      }
83      case 'rm': {
84        const { own, hidden } = await loadSnippets($)
85        const isOwn = own[command.name] !== undefined
86        const isStarter = STARTERS[command.name] !== undefined && !hidden.includes(command.name)
87        if (!isOwn && !isStarter) return { text: `No snippet named "${command.name}".` }
88        if (isOwn) {
89          const { [command.name]: _gone, ...rest } = own
90          await $.store.set('snippets', rest)
91        }
92        // Removing a name hides its starter too, so it doesn't come back.
93        if (STARTERS[command.name] !== undefined && !hidden.includes(command.name)) {
94          await $.store.set('hidden', [...hidden, command.name])
95        }
96        return { text: `Removed /snip ${command.name}.` }
97      }
98      case 'use':
99        return useSnippet($, command.name, command.extra)
100    }
101  })
102}
103
hooks/snippets.ts 127 lines
1// Pure snippet logic: no `$`, so tests import it directly.
2
3/** Ship-with snippets; the person can override or remove each. */
4export const STARTERS: Readonly<Record<string, string>> = {
5  review: [
6    'Review the changes on branch {{branch|the current branch}}: the uncommitted ones and the commits not yet on the main branch.',
7    'Pay extra attention to: {{args}}',
8    'Look for bugs first, then security problems, then needless complexity. List each finding with file:line, most severe first, and say how confident you are. Do not change any code yet.',
9  ].join('\n'),
10  explain: [
11    'Explain {{args|this code}}:',
12    '{{selection}}',
13    'Start with a two-sentence summary, then walk through the flow step by step with file:line references, then call out anything non-obvious or surprising.',
14  ].join('\n'),
15  tests: [
16    'Write tests for {{args|the code changed on this branch}}.',
17    '{{selection}}',
18    "Cover the happy path, edge cases and failure modes, in the project's existing test framework and style. Run them and fix any failures before you finish.",
19  ].join('\n'),
20  'commit-msg': [
21    'Write a commit message for the staged changes (read them with git diff --staged).',
22    'Context: {{args}}',
23    'Use an imperative subject line under 72 characters, a blank line, then a short body saying why the change was made. Show it to me; do not commit.',
24  ].join('\n'),
25  plan: [
26    'Before writing any code, make a plan for: {{args|the task we just discussed}}',
27    'List the files you will touch, the approach, the risks and how you will check that it works. Then wait for my go-ahead.',
28  ].join('\n'),
29}
30
31export const RESERVED = new Set(['save', 'rm', 'remove', 'delete', 'show', 'list', 'help', 'ls'])
32
33const PLACEHOLDER = /\{\{\s*(\w+)\s*(?:\|([^}]*))?\}\}/g
34
35export function isValidName(name: string): boolean {
36  return /^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_-]{0,39}$/.test(name) && !RESERVED.has(name.toLowerCase())
37}
38
39/** The placeholders a template names, so a caller fetches only those. */
40export function placeholders(template: string): Set<string> {
41  return new Set([...template.matchAll(PLACEHOLDER)].map(m => (m[1] ?? '').toLowerCase()))
42}
43
44/**
45 * Fills `{{name}}` and `{{name|default}}`. A line whose placeholders all came
46 * out empty (and had no default) is dropped, so a snippet reads well without
47 * a selection or extra text. Extra text with no `{{args}}` to go to is appended.
48 */
49export function expand(template: string, values: Readonly<Record<string, string>>): string {
50  const lines: string[] = []
51  for (const line of template.split('\n')) {
52    let named = 0
53    let empty = 0
54    const filled = line.replace(PLACEHOLDER, (_, rawName: string, fallback: string | undefined) => {
55      const value = (values[rawName.toLowerCase()] ?? '').trim()
56      named++
57      if (value !== '') return value
58      if (fallback !== undefined) return fallback.trim()
59      empty++
60      return ''
61    })
62    if (named > 0 && empty === named) continue
63    lines.push(filled)
64  }
65  let text = lines.join('\n').trim()
66  const extra = (values.args ?? '').trim()
67  if (extra !== '' && !placeholders(template).has('args')) text = `${text}\n\n${extra}`
68  return text
69}
70
71/** Starters the person has not removed, then their own (which win on a name). */
72export function merged(own: Readonly<Record<string, string>>, hidden: readonly string[]): Record<string, string> {
73  const out: Record<string, string> = {}
74  for (const [name, text] of Object.entries(STARTERS)) if (!hidden.includes(name)) out[name] = text
75  for (const [name, text] of Object.entries(own)) out[name] = text
76  return out
77}
78
79export type SnipCommand =
80  | { kind: 'list' }
81  | { kind: 'save'; name: string; text: string }
82  | { kind: 'rm'; name: string }
83  | { kind: 'show'; name: string }
84  | { kind: 'use'; name: string; extra: string }
85  | { kind: 'error'; message: string }
86
87export const USAGE =
88  'Usage: /snip · /snip <name> [extra text] · /snip save <name> <text> · /snip show <name> · /snip rm <name>'
89
90/** Reads what followed `/snip`. */
91export function parseSnip(args: string): SnipCommand {
92  const trimmed = args.trim()
93  if (trimmed === '' || trimmed === 'list' || trimmed === 'ls') return { kind: 'list' }
94  const [head = '', ...rest] = trimmed.split(/\s+/)
95  const verb = head.toLowerCase()
96  const afterVerb = trimmed.slice(head.length).trim()
97
98  if (verb === 'help') return { kind: 'error', message: USAGE }
99  if (verb === 'save') {
100    const name = rest[0] ?? ''
101    const text = afterVerb.slice(name.length).trim()
102    if (!isValidName(name)) return { kind: 'error', message: `"${name}" is not a usable name: letters, digits, - and _, up to 40, not a /snip verb. ${USAGE}` }
103    if (text === '') return { kind: 'error', message: `Nothing to save under "${name}". ${USAGE}` }
104    return { kind: 'save', name, text }
105  }
106  if (verb === 'rm' || verb === 'remove' || verb === 'delete') {
107    return rest[0] === undefined ? { kind: 'error', message: USAGE } : { kind: 'rm', name: rest[0] }
108  }
109  if (verb === 'show') {
110    return rest[0] === undefined ? { kind: 'error', message: USAGE } : { kind: 'show', name: rest[0] }
111  }
112  return { kind: 'use', name: head, extra: afterVerb }
113}
114
115/** One line per snippet: its name and the start of its text. */
116export function listing(all: Readonly<Record<string, string>>, ownNames: ReadonlySet<string>): string {
117  const names = Object.keys(all).sort()
118  if (names.length === 0) return `No snippets. ${USAGE}`
119  const width = Math.max(...names.map(n => n.length))
120  const rows = names.map(name => {
121    const first = (all[name] ?? '').split('\n')[0] ?? ''
122    const preview = first.length > 64 ? `${first.slice(0, 63)}…` : first
123    return `  ${name.padEnd(width)}  ${preview}${ownNames.has(name) ? '' : '  (starter)'}`
124  })
125  return `Snippets:\n${rows.join('\n')}\n${USAGE}`
126}
127