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Written by Max Zeshut
Founder at Agentmelt
Breaking a complex task into a sequence of simpler prompts, where each prompt's output feeds into the next as input. Unlike a single monolithic prompt that tries to do everything at once, chaining improves reliability by letting each step focus on one subtask. A sales email workflow might chain: (1) research the prospect, (2) identify pain points from the research, (3) draft the email using the pain points, (4) review the email for compliance. Each step is a focused prompt with clear input and output.
A content agent chains: summarize the source material → extract key claims → fact-check each claim against the knowledge base → draft the article → review for brand voice compliance. Each step produces a clean intermediate output that the next step consumes.