Genie is a VSCode extension that enables developers to save their AI prompts alongside their codebases. In the modern agentic coding world, prompts are the actual blueprints for codebases. Works with VSCode, Cursor, and Windsurf.

The idea for Genie struck me from a tweet by Tobi Lütke that perfectly captured a shift I've been observing in how we create software in the AI era. In his post(https://x.com/tobi/status/200978...), he nailed it: "at least for small tools, keeping the code and throwing away the prompts is the 2025 equivalent of throwing away the source and keeping the binary." That analogy hit hard because it highlights how prompts aren't just throwaway inputs—they're the true "source code" of AI-generated work. They're the raw expression of intent, creativity, and iteration that powers everything from quick scripts to complex apps. That's what inspired Genie: a seamless prompt organizer embedded right in your IDE. It lets you store prompts locally or in the cloud, organize them into folders or tags (think "debugging," "UI prototypes," or "data pipelines"), version them as code commits, and share them effortlessly with teams via email. No more digging through chat histories or recreating wheels—Genie keeps your prompt "source" alive, reusable, and collaborative. Tobi's insight was the spark; the explosion of AI-assisted coding we've seen at xAI turned it into a necessity. If you're building with AI, prompts deserve better than the trash bin.

@gabiro_arnaud That Tobi quote is a perfect framing — prompts are basically “intent source code” in the agentic era.

Really like that Genie treats prompts as part of the repo workflow (folders/tags + versioning like commits), instead of burying them in chat history. The local-first option is also a big trust win.

This feels like one of those small tools that quietly upgrades every team’s day-to-day. 🚀

Congrats on the launch! ✨

Treating prompts as first-class “source code” inside the IDE is spot on — saving them alongside repos feels like the right mental model for agentic coding.

@gabiro_arnaud That Tobi quote is a perfect framing — prompts are basically “intent source code” in the agentic era.

Really like that Genie treats prompts as part of the repo workflow (folders/tags + versioning like commits), instead of burying them in chat history. The local-first option is also a big trust win.

This feels like one of those small tools that quietly upgrades every team’s day-to-day. 🚀

Congrats on the launch! ✨

Treating prompts as first-class “source code” inside the IDE is spot on — saving them alongside repos feels like the right mental model for agentic coding.

Genie

Save prompts. With your code

Save prompts. With your code