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Chain-of-Thought Designer

Design effective chain-of-thought prompting strategies that elicit step-by-step reasoning from large language models for complex problem-solving, analysis, and decision-making tasks.

Gold
v1.0.00 activationsAI & Machine LearningTechnologyadvanced

SupaScore

84.05
Research Quality (15%)
8.6
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.5
Practical Utility (15%)
8.3
Completeness (10%)
8.2
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.4
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.3

Best for

  • Design zero-shot CoT prompts that trigger systematic reasoning in GPT-4/Claude for complex analysis tasks
  • Create few-shot exemplars that teach LLMs specific reasoning patterns for domain-specific problem solving
  • Build self-consistency frameworks that generate multiple reasoning paths to improve answer accuracy
  • Architect tree-of-thoughts prompting for strategic planning and multi-step decision making
  • Design structured reasoning templates for auditable AI decision-making in enterprise applications

What you'll get

  • Zero-shot CoT prompt with specific reasoning triggers and verification steps for mathematical word problems
  • Few-shot template with 3-5 detailed exemplars showing reasoning patterns for business case analysis
  • Self-consistency framework with multiple reasoning path generation and answer aggregation logic
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Basic prompt engineering without step-by-step reasoning requirements
  • ×Fine-tuning language models or adjusting model weights
  • ×Creating conversational chatbots or dialogue systems
  • ×General content generation that doesn't require logical reasoning chains
Expects

A complex reasoning task description with clear input-output requirements and desired reasoning style.

Returns

Complete chain-of-thought prompt templates with reasoning triggers, exemplars, and evaluation criteria specific to the task type.

Evidence Policy

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Research Foundation: 7 sources (4 academic, 2 official docs, 1 books)

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Version History

v1.0.02/16/2026

Initial release

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Common Workflows

Advanced LLM Application Development

Design reasoning prompts, structure outputs, then build evaluation frameworks for production LLM applications requiring systematic reasoning.

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