Prompt Management

MTerm includes a comprehensive prompt management system designed for efficient AI interaction. It consists of three parts: the prompt input screen (for composing and sending), Prompt Vault (for saving and organizing), and Prompt Store (for sharing and discovering).

Prompt Input Screen

MTerm provides two ways to compose prompts for Claude Code, both supporting image attachments, file attachments, snippet insertion, and voice input.

Floating Panel (Claude Code Overlay)

Tap the prompt button on the soft key bar to open a floating panel over the terminal.

Type while watching output: The terminal is visible behind the panel, so you can reference error messages or command output while composing your prompt
Image attachments: Select photos from your camera roll — screenshots, design mockups, diagrams — and send them directly to Claude Code
File attachments: Attach local files for Claude Code to reference
Snippet insertion: Insert saved prompts or snippets with one tap
Voice input: Tap the microphone to dictate your prompt hands-free
Character count: Real-time character count as you type
Tap outside the panel to dismiss

Pane Prompt Panel

Switch any pane’s content type to “Prompt Panel” to get a persistent prompt input area inside a pane.

Target selection: Choose which terminal pane to send the prompt to. For example, send to the left terminal pane while keeping the prompt panel in the right pane
Persistent: Unlike the floating panel, this stays open. Ideal for back-and-forth conversations with Claude Code
Same attachment features as the floating panel (images, files, snippets, voice)

When to Use Which

Method	Best for
Floating Panel	Quick one-off prompts. Open, type, send, dismiss.
Pane Prompt Panel	Continuous interaction with Claude Code. Keep it docked as a permanent pane in your IDE layout.

Why This Matters on iPad

The prompt input screen takes full advantage of the iPad form factor:

Screen real estate: The floating panel overlays the terminal without hiding it entirely
Split View: Open Safari or Notes alongside MTerm in iPad Split View to reference documentation while writing prompts
Image attachments: Attach screenshots or photos taken on the iPad directly — no file transfer needed

Prompt Vault

The Prompt Vault is your personal library of prompts for Claude Code and other AI tools. Instead of retyping or searching for that perfect system prompt every time, save it once and reuse it across sessions.

Three Prompt Categories

Category	Purpose
Skill	Reusable capabilities — prompts that teach the AI a specific skill or workflow (e.g., “Review this PR for security issues”)
Spec	Specification prompts — detailed instructions for generating specific outputs (e.g., “Generate a REST API following these patterns”)
Custom	Free-form prompts for any other purpose

Markdown Editor

The Prompt Vault includes a Markdown editor for creating and editing prompts. This makes it easy to write structured prompts with headings, code blocks, lists, and other formatting that AI tools can parse effectively.

Publishing to the Prompt Store

When you have crafted a prompt that works particularly well, you can publish it to the Prompt Store for the community to discover and use.

Prompt Store

The Prompt Store is a community-powered marketplace where MTerm users share their best prompts.

Browsing Prompts

Browse prompts by category, popularity, or recency. Each prompt listing shows:

Title and description
Category (Skill / Spec / Custom)
Quality score based on community feedback
Author information

Downloading Prompts

When you find a prompt you want to use, download it directly into your Prompt Vault. From there, you can use it as-is or customize it to fit your specific needs.

Quality and Moderation

The Prompt Store includes a quality scoring system and community moderation. Users can report prompts that are low quality, misleading, or inappropriate. This helps keep the store useful and trustworthy.

Contributing

Publishing your own prompts to the store is straightforward — create a prompt in your Prompt Vault, tap the publish button, add a description, and submit. Your prompt goes through a quality check before appearing in the store.

Workflow Example

Select a project spec prompt from Prompt Vault
Open the prompt panel and compose your instructions (voice input works too)
Claude Code starts working
While reviewing results, grab an error message from clipboard history
Run a saved debug command from snippets with one tap
If corrections are needed, send a follow-up prompt from Prompt Vault