Overview
Pictor includes two prompt management features designed to speed up iteration and protect your work: one-click duplication and version history. Both are available inside the Custom AI Prompts section.
Duplicating a prompt
Any saved prompt can be duplicated with a single click. The duplicate is an independent copy — changes to the duplicate do not affect the original.
When to use duplication:
- You want to experiment with a variation of a working prompt without risking the original
- You're building a prompt for a new client that's similar to an existing one
- You want to create a "before" snapshot before making significant edits
How to duplicate a prompt:
- Go to Custom AI Prompts.
- Find the prompt you want to copy.
- Click the Duplicate button on the prompt card.
- A copy is created immediately with the same name, prompt text, references, survey questions, and thumbnail.
Prompt versioning
Every time you generate a preview inside the Prompt Builder, that generation is saved as a version. You can revert to any earlier version at any time — restoring the prompt text, settings, and thumbnail associated with that generate.
If you spend time tuning a prompt and then make an edit that breaks it, you can roll back to any previous generate rather than starting over.
How to revert to an earlier version:
- Open the prompt in the Prompt Builder.
- In the preview panel on the right, locate the generated result you want to restore.
- Click Use Prompt Settings on that preview.
- The builder will load the configuration that produced that result — save it to make it current.
Important: prompts are frozen when added to an event
When you add a prompt to an event (or select it in a template or flow), Pictor takes a snapshot of the prompt at that moment. This means:
- If you later edit the prompt in Custom AI Prompts, those changes do not automatically apply to events where the prompt is already selected.
- To apply an updated prompt to an existing event, you need to re-select it in the relevant templates and flows.
This behavior is intentional — it prevents a prompt update from silently changing the output of an event a client has already approved.
Frequently asked questions
If I duplicate a prompt and edit the duplicate, does the original change? No. Duplicates are fully independent copies.
How many versions are saved? Every preview generation creates a version. There is no cap on saved versions per prompt.
If I update a prompt, how do I apply the update to a live event? Open the event, go to the template or flow stage where the prompt is selected, and re-select the prompt. This refreshes the snapshot to your latest version.
Will re-selecting a prompt mid-event affect captures already taken? No. Past captures use the prompt version that was active when they were taken. Re-selecting only affects future captures.