Promptheus MCP server
io.github.abhichandra21/promptheus·v0.3.1·17 starsAI-powered prompt refinement with adaptive questioning and multi-provider support (6+ LLM backends)
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Promptheus tools (5)
write = sends, deletes, buys or postsRead from the package source without running it. The installed server may list more.
list_modelsList available models from configured AI providers.
list_providersList all configured AI providers and their status.
refine_promptRefine a user prompt using AI-powered prompt engineering.
tweak_promptMake a specific modification to an existing prompt.
validate_environmentValidate environment configuration and optionally test API connections.
Public scan report
scanner v0.1.10 · 2026-10-01 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it
- Code scan45 source files scanned25/25
- –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
- –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
- Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
- Maintenancelast push 198 days ago4/15
- Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10
How Promptheus compares
Against every graded AI and agents MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.
- Safety score
- 66/100
- higher than 28% of 4,460 AI and agents servers
- Tools
- 5
- the typical AI and agents server has 6
- Tools that change things
- 0%
- typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
- GitHub stars
- 17
- more than 88% of 2,711 AI and agents servers
- Downloads a week
- 22
- more than 8% of 1,538 AI and agents servers with a package
What its tools let an agent do: 5 read
Install Promptheus in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code
claude mcp add promptheus -- uvx promptheus
What the publisher says
From the Promptheus repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub
Promptheus
Refine and optimize prompts for LLMs
<!-- mcp-name: io.github.abhichandra21/promptheus -->
Quick Start
pip install promptheus# Interactive session
promptheus
# Single prompt
promptheus "Write a technical blog post"
# Skip clarifying questions
promptheus -s "Explain Kubernetes"
# Use web UI
promptheus webPython library usage
from promptheus import refine_prompt
result = refine_prompt("Write a technical blog post", skip_questions=True)
print(result["refined_prompt"])If you're already in an async application (e.g., FastAPI), call refinepromptasync instead of the sync helper.
What is Promptheus?
Promptheus analyzes your prompts and refines them with:
- Adaptive questioning: Smart detection of what information you need to provide
- Multi-provider support: Works with Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Groq, Qwen, and more
- Interactive refinement: Iteratively improve outputs through natural conversation
- Session history: Automatically track and reuse past prompts
- CLI and Web UI: Use from terminal or browser
Supported Providers
OpenRouter integration in Promptheus is optimized around the openrouter/auto routing model:
- Model listing is intentionally minimal: Promptheus does not expose your full OpenRouter account catalog.
- You can still specify a concrete model manually with OPENROUTER_MODEL or --model if your key has access.
Core Features
🧠 Adaptive Task Detection Automatically detects whether your task needs refinement or direct optimization
⚡ Interactive Refinement Ask targeted questions to elicit requirements and improve outputs
📝 Pipeline Integration Works seamlessly in Unix pipelines and shell scripts
🔄 Session Management Track, load, and reuse past prompts automatically
📊 Telemetry & Analytics Anonymous usage and performance metrics tracking for insights (local storage only, can be disabled)
🌐 Web Interface Beautiful UI for interactive prompt refinement and history management
Configuration
Create a .env file with at least one provider API key:
Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.
Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.
Promptheus: common questions
- Is Promptheus MCP server safe?
- With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (66/100). Read the Promptheus safety report
- How do I install Promptheus?
- It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
- Does Promptheus need an API key?
- Yes. The registry entry asks for
GOOGLE_API_KEY,ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,OPENAI_API_KEY,GROQ_API_KEYand 2 more. - Is Promptheus maintained?
- The last commit was 232 days ago (2026-03-17). The latest release is v0.3.1.
- What can I use instead of Promptheus?
- Servers from other publishers that do the same job: three.ws Brain MCP server, Claude Prompts MCP server and LLM Sandbox MCP server.
- How does Promptheus compare with other AI and agents MCP servers?
- safety score 66/100 (higher than 28% of 4,460 AI and agents servers); tools 5 (the typical AI and agents server has 6); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.
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