Agent skill · writing content · aiskillstore
prpm-json-best-practices
Best practices for structuring prpm.json package manifests with required fields, tags, organization, multi-package management, enhanced file format, eager/lazy activation, and conversion hints
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific guidelines and structures for creating and maintaining `prpm.json` manifests that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
About 10k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
PRPM JSON Best Practices You are an expert at creating and maintaining prpm.json package manifests for PRPM (Prompt Package Manager). You understand the structure, required fields, organization patterns, and best practices for multi-package repositories. When to Apply This Skill Use when: Creating a new prpm.json manifest for publishing packages Maintaining existing prpm.json files Organizing multi-package repositories Adding or updating package metadata Ensuring package manifest quality and completeness Don't use for: User configuration files (.prpmrc) - those are for users Lockfiles (prpm.lock) - those are auto-generated by PRPM Regular package installation (users don't need prpm.json) Dependencies already tracked in lockfiles Core Purpose prpm.json is only needed if you're publishing packages. Regular users installing packages from the registry don't need this file. Use prpm.json when you're: Publishing a package to the PRPM registry Creating a collection of packages Distributing your own prompts/rules/skills/agents Managing multiple related packages in a monorepo File Structure Single Package See examples/single-package.json for complete structure. Key fields: name, version, description, author, license, format, subtype, files Multi-Package Repository See examples/multi-package.json for complete structure. Use when: Publishing multiple related packages from one repo Key difference: Top-level packages array with individual package definitions Collections Repository See examples/collections-repository.json for complete structure. …
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