# Getting started

> Your first prompt in Prompt Verse in about ten minutes: create it from a starter, mark a variable, commit it, and let your AI use it.

Source: https://prompt-verse.geenius-os.tech/docs/getting-started/

This walk-through takes about ten minutes. You will create a prompt, mark a variable, commit a version and fetch it with your AI.

## Before you begin

Prompt Verse is invite-only in its pre-beta. You need an account, which you get by [requesting access](/request-access/) and signing in once your place is ready. If you use Geenius OS you can sign in with that account.

## 1. Create a prompt from a starter

Open your **Library** and choose **New**. You can start from a blank prompt or from a starter. The starters are real, editable assets:

| Starter | What it is |
|---|---|
| Rewrite it clearly | A simple prompt that returns a passage plainer, with one variable |
| Support reply | A structured prompt with role and constraint wrappers and three variables |
| The critic | An agent that names the weakest sentence of a draft |
| Draft, then sharpen | A workflow of two prompt steps |
| Look up an order | A skill an agent can call |
| Order status | An MCP tool with a canned answer |

Pick **Rewrite it clearly** for this walk-through.

## 2. Look at the studio

The studio has four modes, which you can switch with the keys 1 to 4:

- **Write** is the canvas, where you add and arrange pieces.
- **Source** shows the same prompt as structured text.
- **Use** is where you copy the finished prompt for your AI (the *Use your AI* tab).
- **Preview** shows the rendered result.

## 3. Mark a variable

The starter already contains `{{passage}}`. A variable is any name in double braces. Add another, such as `{{audience}}`, by typing it into the text:

```prompt title="Rewrite it clearly"
Rewrite the passage below so {{audience}} understands it on one pass.
Keep every fact. Cut hedging, repetition and throat-clearing.
Return only the rewritten passage.

---
{{passage}}
```

When you render the prompt, you give a value for each variable.

## 4. Commit a version

Press **History** and commit with a message that says what changed, for example “Add audience”. This is your first version. See [Versions](/docs/versions/) for branches, tags and merges.

## 5. Let your AI use it

Connect your AI once, as described in [Use with your AI](/docs/use-with-your-ai/). Then ask it:

```text title="A first ask"
Use Prompt Verse. Find my prompt "Rewrite it clearly", render it with audience "a busy manager" and this passage: "…". Then do what it says.
```

Your AI searches your library, renders the prompt with the variables filled and answers it on its own model.

> [!TIP]
> You can skip the connection at first. In **Use**, copy the finished prompt and paste it into any chat.

## What next

- [Writing prompts](/docs/writing-prompts/) explains pieces, wrappers and prompt types.
- [Testing with evals](/docs/testing-with-evals/) shows how to check a change.
- [Sharing](/docs/sharing/) covers links.