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Chain-of-Thought Prompt

Force the AI to think step-by-step before answering. Reduces hallucination, surfaces reasoning, catches mistakes.

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Best for analysis, decisions, multi-step problems. Slower output but far more accurate. Works on every model.

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Before you respond, work through your reasoning out loud.

Task: {{TASK}}
Context: {{CONTEXT}}

Required format:
1. State your understanding of the task in 1 line.
2. List 3 to 5 considerations or constraints.
3. Show your reasoning step by step. Number each step.
4. Identify any assumptions you are making.
5. State your answer in a clean, final paragraph.
6. End with "Confidence: high/medium/low" and a 1-line reason.

Do not skip steps. Do not collapse reasoning into the final answer.

Works with: Claude · ChatGPT · Gemini · Perplexity · Any model

By Rishi Jain