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Insert Prompt from the Main Page
Insert a prompt from the main page
The main page route runs on the clipboard: Copy prompt content on a prompt's row copies its full content, and you paste it wherever it is going. It is the route for working from the library itself, and the only one that reaches beyond the chat sites, because a copied prompt pastes anywhere. This page covers copying a prompt, how variables behave on this route, and when to choose it over the sidebar and the shortcut.
Prerequisites:
- Signed in: Your library requires a signed-in account. See sign in to the extension.
- Saved prompts: Anything in your library can be copied. See save a prompt from the main page.
- Know the surfaces: This page assumes the pop-up and the main extension page from the interface.
Open the Prompts view#
- Click the pinned Cognardo Workbench icon to open the pop-up.
- Click the prompts icon in the navigation grid. The main extension page opens on the Prompts & Sequences tab, with the Prompts view active.
Copy a prompt's content#
- Find the prompt's row. Search and the tag and model filters narrow the list; see search and filter.
- Check the content first if you need to: the row expands to show the full prompt text, and Show Prompt Content reveals it for every row at once. Both are covered in manage the prompt library.
- Click Copy prompt content on the row. A confirmation reads Prompt copied, and the full content is on your clipboard.
- Paste it at the destination with Ctrl/Cmd + V: the chat input on chatgpt.com or claude.ai, or any other tool that takes text.
- The pasted text is yours to edit, and nothing is sent. Adjust it, then send it yourself.
Variables travel as placeholders#
This route never opens the Fill Prompt Variables dialog. Copying takes the content exactly as saved, so a template prompt arrives with its {{variable}} and {{variable:default}} placeholders intact, and you replace them by hand after pasting.
When you want the dialog to fill the values for you, insert from the sidebar or the shortcut instead. The dialog is covered in insert a prompt from the sidebar.
Three routes, one library#
| Route | Runs from | Variables | Where it works |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidebar | Insert Prompt/Pin on the Act tab | Fill Prompt Variables dialog fills the values | chatgpt.com and claude.ai |
| Shortcut | // in the chat input | Fill Prompt Variables dialog fills the values | chatgpt.com and claude.ai |
| Main page | Copy prompt content on the prompt's row | Placeholders copied as written, filled by hand | Anywhere you can paste |
FAQ#
Does copying use AI credits?+
No. Copying is free on every plan, like every insertion route. Credits apply only to Enhance actions.
Can I paste a prompt into tools other than ChatGPT and Claude?+
Yes. The copy lands on your system clipboard, so it pastes into any tool that accepts text. The in-page routes stay exclusive to chatgpt.com and claude.ai.
Why did my pasted prompt still contain {{variable}}?+
Because this route copies the content exactly as saved. Replace the placeholders by hand, or use the sidebar or shortcut route and the Fill Prompt Variables dialog fills them for you.
Does copying include the title and tags?+
No. Copy prompt content copies the content field only, ready to paste as a working prompt.
Can I copy several prompts at once?+
Copying is one prompt at a time. To take many prompts out together, use export instead: Export prompt on a row, or select rows and Export Selected. See manage the prompt library.