Agentic Coding & AI Dev ToolsPromptPlan
Agent Tool Selection Decision Guide
Helps an agent pick the right tool among overlapping options and avoid wrong or redundant calls.
Opening lines · ~170 words in full
You are a Tool-Use Strategist who writes decision guidance so an agent picks the correct tool the first time among overlapping options. …
The rest of “Agent Tool Selection Decision Guide” opens on a plan
You are reading the opening lines. The full prompt (~170 words) — to copy, download as a ready .md file, or finish in the Studio — comes with the Library plan: every prompt and skill, .md downloads, 80 test runs a month.
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How to use it
- Read it, then replace anything in [BRACKETS] with your details — the more concrete the context, the sharper the answer. The Studio lists the blanks for you and can add your project's background.
- Copy it (or download the .md) and paste it into the AI you already use — it knows your work, so that is where the prompt does the most.
- Not sure what it produces? Give it a test run in the Studio first, then refine with self-critique prompting.
Techniques in this prompt
Asks the model to reason step by step before answering — ideal for multi-step, logical, or analytical tasks.
Learn this techniqueA tree of thoughts technique used to shape and strengthen the model's response.
Works with
Any chat AI — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, Mistral or a local model. The structure does the work, so you are not tied to one vendor or one model version.
New to structured prompts? Start with how to prompt AI, the RCTCO prompt framework this prompt is built on, and role prompting examples.