> ## Documentation Index
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# Update Prompt

> Partially update an existing prompt template.

## Path Parameters

<ParamField path="server_id" type="string" required>
  The numeric ID of the server.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="id" type="string" required>
  The numeric ID of the prompt to update.
</ParamField>

## Body Parameters

All fields are optional.

<ParamField body="name" type="string">
  New prompt name.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="description" type="string">
  New description.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="arguments" type="array">
  Updated arguments array.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="template_content" type="string">
  New template content.
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request PATCH \
       --url https://yoursite.com/wp-json/getmcp/v1/servers/1/prompts/2 \
       --header 'Authorization: Bearer gmcp_your_api_key' \
       --header 'content-type: application/json' \
       --data '
  {
    "description": "Summarize articles with configurable length and format",
    "template_content": "Please summarize the following article.\n\nStyle: {{style}}\nMax words: {{max_words}}\n\nArticle:\n{{article_text}}"
  }
  '
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests
  response = requests.patch(
      "https://yoursite.com/wp-json/getmcp/v1/servers/1/prompts/2",
      headers={
          "Authorization": "Bearer gmcp_your_api_key",
          "Content-Type": "application/json"
      },
      json={
          "description": "Summarize articles with configurable length and format",
          "template_content": "Please summarize the following article.\n\nStyle: {{style}}\nMax words: {{max_words}}\n\nArticle:\n{{article_text}}"
      }
  )
  print(response.json())
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch(
    "https://yoursite.com/wp-json/getmcp/v1/servers/1/prompts/2",
    {
      method: "PATCH",
      headers: {
        "Authorization": "Bearer gmcp_your_api_key",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        description: "Summarize articles with configurable length and format",
        template_content: "Please summarize the following article.\n\nStyle: {{style}}\nMax words: {{max_words}}\n\nArticle:\n{{article_text}}"
      })
    }
  );
  const data = await response.json();
  ```

  ```php PHP theme={null}
  $response = wp_remote_request(
      "https://yoursite.com/wp-json/getmcp/v1/servers/1/prompts/2",
      [
          "method"  => "PATCH",
          "headers" => [
              "Authorization" => "Bearer gmcp_your_api_key",
              "Content-Type"  => "application/json"
          ],
          "body" => json_encode([
              "description"      => "Summarize articles with configurable length and format",
              "template_content" => "Please summarize the following article.\n\nStyle: {{style}}\nMax words: {{max_words}}\n\nArticle:\n{{article_text}}"
          ])
      ]
  );
  $data = json_decode(wp_remote_retrieve_body($response), true);
  ```

  ```go Go theme={null}
  package main
  import (
  	"fmt"
  	"io"
  	"net/http"
  	"strings"
  )

  func main() {
  	body := strings.NewReader(`{
    "description": "Summarize articles with configurable length and format",
    "template_content": "Please summarize the following article.\n\nStyle: {{style}}\nMax words: {{max_words}}\n\nArticle:\n{{article_text}}"
  }`)

  	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", "https://yoursite.com/wp-json/getmcp/v1/servers/1/prompts/2", body)
  	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer gmcp_your_api_key")
  	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

  	client := &http.Client{}
  	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
  	defer resp.Body.Close()
  	data, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
  	fmt.Println(string(data))
  }
  ```

  ```java Java theme={null}
  import java.net.URI;
  import java.net.http.HttpClient;
  import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
  import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

  public class Main {
      public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
          String json = "{\n  \"description\": \"Summarize articles with configurable length and format\",\n  \"template_content\": \"Please summarize the following article.\\n\\nStyle: {{style}}\\nMax words: {{max_words}}\\n\\nArticle:\\n{{article_text}}\"\n}";

          HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
              .uri(URI.create("https://yoursite.com/wp-json/getmcp/v1/servers/1/prompts/2"))
              .header("Authorization", "Bearer gmcp_your_api_key")
              .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
              .method("PATCH", HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(json))
              .build();

          HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
          HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
          System.out.println(response.body());
      }
  }
  ```

  ```ruby Ruby theme={null}
  require 'net/http'
  require 'json'
  require 'uri'

  uri = URI('https://yoursite.com/wp-json/getmcp/v1/servers/1/prompts/2')
  http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
  http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'

  request = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(uri)
  request['Authorization'] = 'Bearer gmcp_your_api_key'
  request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
  request.body = '{
    "description": "Summarize articles with configurable length and format",
    "template_content": "Please summarize the following article.\n\nStyle: {{style}}\nMax words: {{max_words}}\n\nArticle:\n{{article_text}}"
  }'

  response = http.request(request)
  puts JSON.parse(response.body)
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 OK theme={null}
  {
    "id": 2,
    "server_id": 1,
    "name": "summarize_article",
    "description": "Summarize articles with configurable length and format",
    "arguments": [
      {"name": "article_text", "description": "The full article text", "required": true},
      {"name": "style", "description": "Summary style", "required": false},
      {"name": "max_words", "description": "Maximum word count", "required": false}
    ],
    "template_content": "Please summarize the following article.\n\nStyle: {{style}}\nMax words: {{max_words}}\n\nArticle:\n{{article_text}}",
    "server_uuid": "836995ae-1cff-41ec-823e-a4f07ccca3a0",
    "created_at": "2025-03-18T10:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-03-18T15:00:00Z"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>