Overview
Generate Prompt is an AI action available in the Story Detail view. It produces a ready-to-use AI prompt based on the story's description and acceptance criteria — formatted so you can paste it directly into an AI coding assistant (such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) to kick-start implementation.
Getting there
1Open the Story Detail view for the story you want to work on
2Go to the Details tab (or the main story detail area)
3Look for the Generate Prompt (✨) action in the AI tools section
Generating a prompt
1Click Generate Prompt in the Story Detail view
2Monty generates a structured implementation prompt based on the story title, description, and acceptance criteria
3The prompt is shown in a preview panel
4Click Copy to Clipboard to copy the prompt
5Paste the prompt into your AI coding assistant of choice to begin implementation
What the prompt includes
The generated prompt typically includes:
- The story title and description, formatted as context for the AI
- All acceptance criteria, listed as implementation requirements
- Technical context drawn from the project configuration (framework, language)
- Suggested implementation approach and notes on what to build
Tips
- A complete, detailed story with well-written acceptance criteria produces the most useful prompts
- You can edit the generated prompt after copying it — add repository-specific context, file paths, or coding conventions before sending it to your AI tool
- The Generate Prompt feature is also available via the Codex and IntelliJ IDE integrations — see the relevant integration guides
Troubleshooting
The Generate Prompt action is not visible
Confirm that AI features are enabled for your organisation and that you are viewing the correct tab in the Story Detail view. Check with your administrator if the option is consistently missing.
The generated prompt is too generic
Improve the story description and acceptance criteria before generating. The richer the story content, the more specific the prompt will be.