Map the chain before writing prompts
Decompose a complex AI request into chain steps with one clear deliverable per step.
The move: decompose the work before you compose the prompts. A prompt chain is strongest when every step has one job and one visible artifact. Borrow the Work Breakdown Structure idea: define the whole outcome, split it into non-overlapping work packages, and make sure the child steps add up to the parent goal. For AI work, that means moving from a vague request like "analyze the research" to a sequence like source cleanup, evidence extraction, theme clustering, decision scoring, and final drafting. Why decomposition works Models handle bounded transformations better than sprawling judgment. When one call extracts evidence, the next…
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