PromptVaultStop a file watcher from rebuilding forever
For engineers diagnosing feedback loops between generated files and watch globs.
Works with
- Codex
- GitHub Copilot
The prompt136 words · 1 blank
What you fill in
- Watcher evidence
[watcher_evidence]ExampleVite watches src; codegen writes src/generated after every build and triggers another build
How to use it
- 1Open it in PromptVault. Find it in Coding, or search for “Stop a file watcher from rebuilding forever”.
- 2Fill in the blank. watcher evidence — the only things the prompt cannot know.
- 3Copy and paste it into GitHub Copilot. It also works with Codex.
About this prompt
“Stop a file watcher from rebuilding forever” is a intermediate coding prompt. For engineers diagnosing feedback loops between generated files and watch globs. It is 136 words long and written to get a usable answer on the first message, in Codex and GitHub Copilot or any other chat assistant. Good for: troubleshooting, debugging, automation, step by step and devops. Like every prompt in PromptVault, it was written and edited in-house, and it works offline once the app is installed.
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