PromptVaultWhere should this runtime setting live?
For maintainers choosing between flags, environment variables, and configuration files.
Works with
- Codex
- GitHub Copilot
- Cursor
- Claude
The prompt136 words · 1 blank
What you fill in
- Setting context
[setting_context]ExampleRequest timeout changed during incidents, non-secret, integer seconds, same across replicas
How to use it
- 1Open it in PromptVault. Find it in Coding, or search for “Where should this runtime setting live?”.
- 2Fill in the blank. setting context — the only things the prompt cannot know.
- 3Copy and paste it into Claude. It also works with Codex, GitHub Copilot and Cursor.
About this prompt
“Where should this runtime setting live?” is a beginner coding prompt. For maintainers choosing between flags, environment variables, and configuration files. It is 136 words long and written to get a usable answer on the first message, in Codex, GitHub Copilot and Cursor or any other chat assistant. Good for: decision making, comparison, architecture, devops and beginner friendly. 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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