Mapping the Prompt (MTP) Is a Color-Grid Framework for Steering LLM Output
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MTP is a framework for steering LLM output with grids, sliders, and presets instead of long natural-language behavior instructions. It is designed to make the ideas and concepts in a prompt easier to express intuitively, helping the user and the LLM align with fewer instructions.
This repository publishes two Agent Skills:
/mtp sliders, grid coordinates, and presets./mtp-playlist from a theme, genre, artist, album, era, scene, or sound world.Traditionally, changing an AI's tone or behavior often relies on natural-language instructions such as "Act as an expert," "Be more concise," or "Think step by step." These instructions can be ambiguous and may add prompt-side noise that is unrelated to the core task.
MTP moves that behavioral steering into non-verbal parameters such as color, position, and intensity. The MTP Skill makes this framework available through the /mtp command, compiling those settings into structured constraints that act as a reasoning-steering filter.
power:100, flow:70, or a grid coordinate such as J:10synthesizer, strategist, …) or explicit multi-grid tokens (e.g. D:16 A:1)/mtp power:100 Summarize this article
/mtp flow:70 Explain this concept
/mtp strategist Compare these optionsMTP does not change the task itself. It adjusts qualities such as force, flow, depth, structure, openness, and focus.
MTP currently works through the /mtp command, but its arguments can be understood visually.
The slider form, /mtp <node:intensity>, sets the intensity of a named node such as power:70 or flow:100. The grid form, /mtp <column:row>, selects a point on the 19×19 MTP coordinate plane, such as J:4 or D:16.
Both forms describe the same underlying node system: sliders express movement by named direction and intensity, while grid coordinates express position.
#### Color-node files and directional control
Diagram showing eight Markdown color-node files arranged around a central origin, with Red, Green, White, and Blue defining the cardinal directions.
Each direction is defined by a Markdown node file. The center uses `TRANSPARENT.md` as the origin and mediating node.
| Position | Left | Center | Right |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top | YELLOW.md | RED.md | MAGENTA.md |
| Middle | GREEN.md | TRANSPARENT.md | WHITE.md |
| Bottom | CYAN.md | BLUE.md | PURPLE.md |
#### Node layout and coordinate-plane UI
MTP coordinate system and node layout diagram
Left: the 3×3 MTP node layout, including the paired Side A and Side B directions for each axis. Right: a UI concept for representing the same node space through color and 19×19 grid coordinates, allowing output tendencies to be selected by position rather than by node name.
Download the skill ZIP you want to add:
Or install from the command line (GitHub CLI is usually faster for this repository):
# GitHub CLI
gh skill install imkohenauser/mtp skills/mtp
gh skill install imkohenauser/mtp skills/mtp-playlist
# Vercel Skills CLI
npx skills add imkohenauser/mtp --skill mtp
npx skills add imkohenauser/mtp --skill mtp-playlistAny Agent Skills–compatible host can load the skills; import steps differ by vendor, so follow your client's current documentation.
For shared installation steps, see Skills Installation.
Control the model with sliders, grid coordinates, or presets.
/mtp power:100 → Moderate force; clearer, more assertive output
/mtp flow:70 → Full flow; smooth, connected prose
/mtp J:4 → Equivalent steering to /mtp power:100 (grid coordinate)
/mtp D:16 A:1 → Multi-grid coordinates
/mtp strategist → Preset blendRequirement: Python 3 (standard library only, no extra packages).
For platform notes, /mtp syntax reference, and references, see skills/mtp/README.md.
Build a deliberately sequenced music arc from a theme, genre, artist, album, era, scene, or sound world.
/mtp-playlist Madonna from present to past
/mtp-playlist Moonlit 80s Heavy Metal
/mtp-playlist Mobb Deep "Shook Ones Pt. II" at Start, 90s New York RapFor usage details and playlist format notes, see MTP Playlist Skill and skills/mtp-playlist/README.md.
Diagram of the MTP Playlist structure, showing Start and Side A on the left, Side B and End on the right, and record-like track slots across color-coded MTP positions. MTP Playlist reads the `1+9+9+1` arc as Start + Side A (left), then Side B + End (right).
Product documentation, reference, and optional reading are on the documentation site below.
Mapping the Prompt documentation site (MTP Docs): mappingtheprompt.com
Medium articles by the author, covering the framework and the engineering behind this repository.
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