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title: "PDL"
description: "PDL - A YAML-based approach to prompt programming"
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/pdl
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:30:09.224Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "PDL — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/pdl)"
---

# PDL
PDL - A YAML-based approach to prompt programming

## Overview

PDL - A YAML-based approach to prompt programming

Github: https://github.com/IBM/prompt-declaration-language

PDL is a declarative approach to prompt programming, helping users to accumulate messages implicitly, with support for model chaining and tool use.

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