Protologue
Sourced, citable definitions of prompting and LLM techniques, with relations and primary sources.
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Quality & Safety
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"protologue": {
"url": "https://mcp.protologue.com/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://mcp.protologue.com/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (4)
🟢search_terms(query, limit)
Search Protologue for prompting and LLM techniques by name, synonym or keyword. Returns matching entries with their one-sentence definitions and canonical URLs.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"query": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Technique name, synonym or keyword, e.g. 'chain of thought' or 'RAG'."
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 25,
"default": 8,
"description": "Maximum number of results."
}
},
"required": [
"query"
]
}🟢get_term(term)
Get the full Protologue entry for one technique: definition, description, synonyms, introduction year, primary sources, canonical URL, permanent identifier and a ready-made citation. Accepts a name, synonym, slug (e.g. 'react') or identifier (e.g. 'PTL-0058').
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"term": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Technique name, synonym, slug or PTL identifier."
}
},
"required": [
"term"
]
}🟢get_related(term)
List the techniques Protologue links to a given technique: broader (it is a kind of), narrower (kinds of it) and related.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"term": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Technique name, synonym, slug or PTL identifier."
}
},
"required": [
"term"
]
}🟢list_categories
List Protologue's branches (categories) and the techniques in each.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {}
}Community
Evidence