act — Act Templates

The act command helps you discover and explore Rawi’s 200+ expert-level AI prompt templates that transform your AI assistant into specialized professionals.

Basic Usage

rawi act [options]

Options

Option	Alias	Description
`--list`	`-l`	List all available act templates
`--show <id>`	`-s`	Show detailed information about a template
`--search <term>`		Search templates by keyword
`--category <cat>`		Filter templates by category

Examples

List All Templates

# Show all available templates
rawi act --list

# Search for specific templates
rawi act --search "developer"
rawi act --search "security"

# Filter by category
rawi act --category development
rawi act --category writing

Get Template Details

# Get detailed information about a template
rawi act --show software-engineer
rawi act --show code-reviewer
rawi act --show linux-terminal

Using Templates in Conversations

# Use a template with the ask command
rawi ask --act software-engineer "How do I optimize this algorithm?"
rawi ask --act code-reviewer "Review this Python function"
rawi ask --act technical-writer "Help me write API documentation"

Template Categories

🛠️ Software Development

software-engineer — General software design and development
full-stack-developer — End-to-end web application development
frontend-developer — UI/UX focused development
backend-developer — Server-side and API development
code-reviewer — Code analysis and improvements
linux-terminal — Command line assistance
devops-engineer — Infrastructure and deployment

📝 Writing & Documentation

technical-writer — Technical documentation
copywriter — Marketing and promotional content
proofreader — Grammar and style checking
translator — Language translation assistance

🔬 Data & Analysis

data-scientist — Data analysis and visualization
statistician — Statistical analysis and interpretation
sql-expert — Database queries and optimization

🎨 Creative & Design

ux-designer — User experience design
creative-writer — Creative writing assistance
content-creator — Social media and content

🔒 Security & Systems

cybersecurity-specialist — Security analysis and recommendations
network-engineer — Network configuration and troubleshooting
system-administrator — System management and optimization

Advanced Usage

Template Information

When you run rawi act --show <template>, you’ll see:

Description — What the template does
Expertise Areas — Specific skills and knowledge
Common Use Cases — Popular scenarios
Example Prompts — Sample questions to ask

Combining with Other Features

# Use template with specific profile
rawi ask --profile work --act code-reviewer "Analyze this code"

# Use template in a session
rawi ask --act software-engineer --new-session "I'm building a microservices architecture"

# Chain with shell commands
cat app.py | rawi ask --act code-reviewer "Review this Python code"

Creating Custom Workflows

Templates work great in scripts and automation:

#!/bin/bash
# Code review script
for file in src/*.py; do
    echo "Reviewing $file..."
    cat "$file" | rawi ask --act code-reviewer "Review this code file"
done

Popular Template Combinations

Full Development Workflow

# Architecture planning
rawi ask --act software-engineer "Design a scalable user authentication system"

# Code review
rawi ask --act code-reviewer "Review this implementation"

# Documentation
rawi ask --act technical-writer "Document this API endpoint"

# Testing strategy
rawi ask --act qa-engineer "Create test cases for this feature"

Content Creation Pipeline

# Research
rawi ask --act researcher "Research best practices for REST API design"

# Writing
rawi ask --act technical-writer "Write a tutorial on JWT authentication"

# Review and polish
rawi ask --act proofreader "Improve the clarity of this documentation"

Tips

Explore Categories — Use --category to find templates for your field
Read Descriptions — Use --show to understand what each template offers
Experiment — Try different templates for the same question to get varied perspectives
Combine Expertise — Use multiple templates in sequence for comprehensive analysis
Save Favorites — Create aliases for your most-used templates