GPT-4o
⚙️ Technical
Intermediate
Multi-Step Research Workflow
Design a chained prompt workflow where each AI call builds on the last — for deep research, analysis, and synthesis on complex topics.
The Prompt
# Multi-Step Research Workflow You are a prompt engineering specialist. Design a multi-step research workflow for [RESEARCH TOPIC]. ## Workflow Stages Break the research into sequential AI calls: **Step 1 — Scoping** Prompt: Ask the model to generate [NUMBER] research sub-questions that, together, fully cover [TOPIC]. **Step 2 — Source Identification** Prompt: For each sub-question, identify the most reliable sources and search queries to find answers. **Step 3 — Evidence Extraction** Prompt: Given [SOURCE CONTENT], extract key claims, supporting data, and counterarguments. **Step 4 — Synthesis** Prompt: Combine all extracted evidence into a structured report with a thesis, supporting points, and a conclusion. ## State Management How do you pass context from one step to the next without exceeding [MODEL]'s context limit? ## Quality Gate Define the check that must pass before moving from Step 3 to Step 4 — e.g. minimum evidence count, source diversity threshold.
📝 Fill in the blanks
Replace these placeholders with your own content:
[RESEARCH TOPIC]
[NUMBER]
[TOPIC]
[SOURCE CONTENT]
[MODEL]
How to use this prompt
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Replace the placeholders
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