--- title: "promptext vs prompts.chat" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/1broseidon-promptext-vs-f-prompts-chat" tools: ["1broseidon-promptext", "f-prompts-chat"] --- # promptext vs prompts.chat *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick promptext when promptext is primarily Go; prompts.chat is HTML; pick prompts.chat when prompts.chat is primarily HTML; promptext is Go. [promptext](https://chain.sh/promptext) reports 22 GitHub stars, 1 forks, and 0 open issues, last pushed Apr 12, 2026. [prompts.chat](https://prompts.chat) has 165k stars, 21k forks, and 60 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [promptext's repository](https://github.com/1broseidon/promptext) and [prompts.chat's repository](https://github.com/f/prompts.chat). | | [promptext](/tools/1broseidon-promptext.md) | [prompts.chat](/tools/f-prompts-chat.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Smart code context extractor for AI assistants | Share, discover, and collect prompts from the community | | Stars | 22 | 165,372 | | Forks | 1 | 21,400 | | Open issues | 0 | 60 | | Language | Go | HTML | | Adopt for | - | Critical decision points for evaluating `prompts.chat` | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | Other | | Categories | Developer Tools, LLM Frameworks | Developer Tools, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [promptext](/tools/1broseidon-promptext.md) | [prompts.chat](/tools/f-prompts-chat.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Slowing (36%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 90d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 0 | 60 | | Security scan | 1 low (1 low) | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/1broseidon-promptext/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/f-prompts-chat/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: prompts.chat - **Adopt for:** Critical decision points for evaluating `prompts.chat` ## Choose when ### Choose promptext if… - promptext is primarily Go; prompts.chat is HTML. - License: promptext is MIT, prompts.chat is Other. - Tags unique to promptext: ai-tools, cli, code-analysis, code-context. ### Choose prompts.chat if… - prompts.chat is primarily HTML; promptext is Go. - License: prompts.chat is Other, promptext is MIT. - Tags unique to prompts.chat: artificial-intelligence, awesome-list, gemini, llm. - Critical decision points for evaluating `prompts.chat` ## When NOT to use promptext - Last GitHub push was 90 days ago (slowing maintenance, Apr 12, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on promptext. - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## When NOT to use prompts.chat - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between promptext and prompts.chat? promptext: Smart code context extractor for AI assistants. prompts.chat: Share, discover, and collect prompts from the community. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose promptext over prompts.chat? Choose promptext over prompts.chat when promptext is primarily Go; prompts.chat is HTML; License: promptext is MIT, prompts.chat is Other; Tags unique to promptext: ai-tools, cli, code-analysis, code-context. ### When should I choose prompts.chat over promptext? Choose prompts.chat over promptext when prompts.chat is primarily HTML; promptext is Go; License: prompts.chat is Other, promptext is MIT; Tags unique to prompts.chat: artificial-intelligence, awesome-list, gemini, llm; Critical decision points for evaluating `prompts.chat`. ### When should I avoid promptext? Last GitHub push was 90 days ago (slowing maintenance, Apr 12, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on promptext. Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### When should I avoid prompts.chat? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### Is promptext or prompts.chat more popular on GitHub? prompts.chat has more GitHub stars (165,372 vs 22). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are promptext and prompts.chat open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (promptext: MIT, prompts.chat: Other). ### Where can I find alternatives to promptext or prompts.chat? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [promptext alternatives](/tools/1broseidon-promptext/alternatives) and [prompts.chat alternatives](/tools/f-prompts-chat/alternatives) ([promptext markdown twin](/tools/1broseidon-promptext/alternatives.md), [prompts.chat markdown twin](/tools/f-prompts-chat/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/1broseidon-promptext-vs-f-prompts-chat.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, promptext or prompts.chat? promptext: Slowing. prompts.chat: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for promptext and prompts.chat? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [promptext trust report](/tools/1broseidon-promptext/trust); [prompts.chat trust report](/tools/f-prompts-chat/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=1broseidon-promptext`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=1broseidon-promptext) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_