fabric-patterns

Access curated Fabric AI prompts for content processing, research, and writing.

Pattern Discovery

Primary Source: ~/.config/fabric/patterns/pattern_explanations.md

When users ask for patterns or need help finding the right pattern:

1. Search the pattern explanations file for keywords matching user intent
2. Suggest 2-3 relevant patterns with their one-line descriptions
3. Recommend using suggest_pattern for complex queries

Key Pattern: suggest_pattern - Meta-pattern that suggests appropriate fabric patterns based on user input

Curated Patterns (11)

Content Processing

1. extract_wisdom - Deep extraction: IDEAS, INSIGHTS, QUOTES, HABITS, FACTS, REFERENCES, RECOMMENDATIONS
2. extract_ideas - Extract key ideas (simpler than extract_wisdom)
3. summarize - Quick structured: ONE SENTENCE + 10 MAIN POINTS + 5 TAKEAWAYS
4. summarize_micro - Ultra-brief: 3 MAIN POINTS + 3 TAKEAWAYS (12 words each max)
5. summarize_meeting - Meeting notes → TASKS, DECISIONS, NEXT STEPS, TIMELINE

Analysis & Quality

6. analyze_paper - Academic paper analysis with scientific rigor scoring (Novelty/Rigor/Empiricism ratings, A-F grade)
7. analyze_claims - Fact-check claims with evidence, rating, and reasoning

Writing & Communication

8. improve_writing - Polish text for clarity, grammar, and style
9. create_formal_email - Draft professional business emails
10. create_mermaid_visualization - Generate Mermaid diagrams from content

Meta

11. suggest_pattern - Suggests appropriate fabric patterns or commands based on user input

Basic Usage

# Process content and save output
cat article.txt | fabric -p summarize | tee summary.md

# Extract wisdom from YouTube video
fabric -y "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..." -p extract_wisdom | tee notes.md

# Quick summary to decide if content is worth reading
curl -s "https://example.com/article" | fabric -p summarize_micro

# Meeting notes → action items
cat transcript.txt | fabric -p summarize_meeting | tee meeting-notes.md

# View raw system prompt for any pattern
echo "" | fabric --dry-run -p <pattern_name>

Advanced Options

# Scrape website URL to markdown (using Jina Reader)
fabric -u "https://example.com/article" -p summarize

# Scrape Twitter/X posts
fabric -u "https://x.com/user/status/123456" -p summarize_micro

# Web search using Jina AI (search engine, not URL scraping)
fabric -q "your search query" -p summarize

# Use specific AI model
cat file.txt | fabric -p summarize -m claude-sonnet-4 | tee output.md

# Chain with other commands
curl -s https://example.com | fabric -p extract_ideas | tee ideas.md

# List all 230+ available patterns
fabric --listpatterns

URL & Search Options

-u, --scrape_url= - Scrapes any URL and converts to markdown using Jina Reader

• Works with blogs, articles, Twitter/X posts, news sites
• Handles JavaScript rendering
• More reliable than direct curl for complex pages

-q, --scrape_question= - Web search using Jina AI search engine

• Searches the web and summarizes results
• Requires valid Jina API authentication
• Different from -u (which scrapes specific URLs)

Reasoning Strategies

For advanced reasoning wrappers (CoT, ToT, AoT, Reflexion, etc.), see:

• references/reasoning-strategies.md - Deep dive into reasoning wrappers and when to use them