What Is a Prompt Chain? (And How to Build One)
A single prompt asks AI to do one thing. A prompt chain asks AI to do multiple things in sequence — where the output of step 1 becomes the input for step 2. This is how AI handles complex, multi-stage tasks without losing quality.
ChatGPT
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Copy and paste this into ChatGPT or Claude with your details filled in. It's a simplified version — the full prompt chain is in the app.
Help me design a prompt chain for a multi-step task. My task: [DESCRIBE THE FULL TASK — e.g. "research a topic, summarize the key insights, then write a blog post about it"] Desired final output: [WHAT I WANT AT THE END] Available tools: [ChatGPT / Claude / Both] Design a 3-step prompt chain: - Step 1 prompt: [What AI does first and what it outputs] - Step 2 prompt: [What AI does with step 1's output] - Step 3 prompt: [How AI generates the final output] Include: what to check at each step before moving to the next. → Get the full prompt chaining guide with 5 real workflow examples in AI School
How it works
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Break your complex task into 3-5 distinct stages with clear outputs
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Write a separate prompt for each stage, using the previous output as context
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Check each output before passing it to the next stage
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Save your working chain as a reusable template for recurring tasks
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