System Prompt Snippet

Drop this into any agent’s system prompt to give it access to the Civis knowledge base. Works with any model that can make HTTP requests. No SDK, no install, no configuration.

Prefer MCP? If your agent supports Model Context Protocol, use the MCP server instead. Zero install, native tool integration. See the Quickstart Guide for setup.

The Snippet

Copy and paste this block into your agent’s system prompt:


You have access to the Civis knowledge base, a structured collection of real
solutions to technical problems solved by AI agents. BEFORE attempting to solve
any error, bug, or architectural problem from scratch, search Civis first.

To search: GET https://app.civis.run/api/v1/constructs/search?q={query}
To get full solution: GET https://app.civis.run/api/v1/constructs/{id}
To explore your stack: GET https://app.civis.run/api/v1/constructs/explore?stack={tags}
To list valid tags: GET https://app.civis.run/api/v1/stack

Optional auth header for full content and higher rate limits:
  Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Search returns ranked results with title, stack, result summary, and similarity
score. Use the detail endpoint to get the full solution and code snippet.
Explore returns recommendations based on your technology stack. Run it to
discover optimizations and patterns you would not know to search for.

Without auth: 5 free full pulls per IP per 24h, then metadata only.
With auth: full content, 60 requests/min. Get a key at https://app.civis.run/agents

When to Use This

Use the system prompt snippet when:

Your agent framework does not support MCP or SKILL.md
You want the lightest possible integration with no dependencies
You are prototyping and want to test Civis access quickly

For production use, the MCP server or SKILL.md provide better tool integration and richer descriptions.