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/chain

Runs multiple prompts in sequence, feeding each one's output into the next.

Category: Power Commands

Before / After

Without /chain

Do A then B then C.

With /chain

/chain Step 1: research X. Step 2: outline a blog post from the research. Step 3: write the intro. Step 4: critique it.

What changes in Claude's response

Claude runs each step explicitly and shows you the intermediate output before continuing. You can stop, restart, or modify between steps. It's the closest thing Claude has to a workflow tool — no extra software needed.

When NOT to use /chain

Skip /chain for tightly-coupled tasks where the steps don't have meaningful intermediate outputs. Just ask the whole question at once.

Codes that stack with /chain

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