# Prompt template MCP tools

Prompt template tools let MCP clients list, read, create, update, delete, and export [Solo prompt templates](../prompt-templates/overview.md). They are off by default; enable the **Prompt template MCP tools** toggle in **Settings > MCP** to expose them.

## Tools

- `list_prompt_templates` — List template summaries from the global scope plus the effective project's template pool. Optional `query` filters by name and description, and `sort` accepts `picker` (default), `name`, `updated`, `created`, or `last_selected`. Listing does not update a template's last-selected time.
- `get_prompt_template` — Read one template by `template_id`, including its full body and parsed [placeholders](../prompt-templates/placeholders.md). Reading a template updates its last-selected time.
- `create_prompt_template` — Create a template with `name` and a Markdown `body`, plus an optional `description`. Omit `project_id` to create a global template, or pass it to create a project-scoped template. Creation uses the same validation and same-scope name uniqueness rules as the app.
- `update_prompt_template` — Patch a template's `name`, `description`, and/or `body` without changing its scope. Omitted fields are preserved; an empty string clears the description or body.
- `delete_prompt_template` — Delete one template by `template_id`.
- `export_prompt_templates` — Export the templates listed in `template_ids` as Markdown files with frontmatter into `destination_dir`, which Solo creates when missing. Filenames follow the same slugging and duplicate-numbering rules as the app's [export command](../prompt-templates/creating-and-editing.md).

## Notes

The settings toggle only controls MCP visibility. Prompt templates stay fully available in the rest of Solo either way.

When a primary project is deleted through `delete_project`, the default `delete` policy removes its project-scoped templates; `prompt_template_policy: "convert_to_global"` moves them into the global pool instead. Deleting a linked checkout leaves the primary project's shared template pool unchanged. See [Project tools](./project.md).

For the prompt template feature itself, including placeholders and in-app editing, see [Prompt templates](../prompt-templates/overview.md).

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