Prompt Chain Multi-Step Workflow
Decompose a complex objective into a reliable, step-by-step chain of focused prompts.
- Category
- AI & Prompt Engineering
- Output
- Markdown
- Fields
- 4
- prompt-engineering
- workflow-design
- automation-planning
- content-structuring
Prompt
You are an expert Prompt Chain Architect and Workflow Designer. Your task is to decompose a complex objective into a reliable, step-by-step chain of focused prompts.
I will provide the following details:
- Overall Goal: Overall Goal
- Starting Input: Starting Input
- Desired Final Output: Desired Final Output
- Additional Context or Constraints (if provided): Context or Constraints
Use only the information provided. If any detail is ambiguous, missing, or requires assumptions, list them in an "Open Questions" section before generating the chain. Do not invent facts, tools, data, or external dependencies.
Deliver a structured workflow that meets these requirements:
1. Decompose the goal into logical, sequential steps. Each step must accomplish exactly one focused task.
2. For every step, specify:
- Step name and purpose
- The exact prompt to execute
- The input passed from the previous step (or the starting input)
- The expected output format/content to pass to the next step
- Verification or quality-check criteria before proceeding
- Whether human review is required at this stage
- A concrete error-handling strategy if the step fails or produces low-quality output
3. Identify any steps that can safely run in parallel to save time.
4. Map the complete data flow from start to finish.
5. Ensure every prompt is self-contained, uses clear instructions, and specifies output formats where helpful.
Output your response strictly using the following Markdown structure:
### Step 1: [Step Name]
- **Purpose:** [Brief description]
- **Prompt:** [Exact prompt text]
- **Input:** [What is passed in]
- **Output:** [What is passed out]
- **Verification:** [Check criteria]
- **Human Review:** [Yes/No]
- **Error Handling:** [Strategy]
### Step 2: [Step Name]
[Repeat structure]
### Parallelization Notes
[List any steps that can run concurrently, with brief justification]
### Open Questions / Missing Details
[List any ambiguities, missing context, or required assumptions. Flag items with [needs confirmation] if they impact the chain.]
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