Q: workspace-local prompts config (project-specific instructions, like "cursorrules")

[justinmk3]

Problem

Users must specify Amazon Q chat AI prompts manually.

Expected behavior

User can configure workspace-local personas or other prefilled prompts which are used when chatting about a particular workspace. See .cursorrules https://github.com/PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules for example.

Note that related issues (see below) discuss the idea of saving/restoring chat tabs. This issue specifically tracks the concept of workspace-local prompt configuration.

Related

• Amazon Q: add Chat memory #6361
• Amazon Q: remember preferences (context) from chat #6359
• Save chat history, or ask before closing #6031

[justinmk3]

User can configure workspace-local personas or other prefilled prompts which are used when chatting about a particular workspace

Amazon Q 1.50 has these new features:

1. Prompt library. You can now keep a “library” of prompt files in your home directory under ~/.aws/amazonq/prompts and then quickly add them to the context using @ on any project you’re working on. Prompt files are in markdown (.md) format.
2. Project rules. Add prompt files to your repository root under the .amazonq/rules folder, and Q will automatically add these prompts to each chat interaction. A great way to enforce shared coding standards and rules for a given repo.
   • Documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amazonq/latest/qdeveloper-ug/context-project-rules.html