# Step-by-Step Prompt Generator

> Wrap any question in a chain-of-thought prompt: step by step, plan first, break it down or check the answer. Show the reasoning or keep it apart. Free.

Canonical: https://promptitin.com/free-tools/chain-of-thought-prompt-generator
Last updated: 2026-11-13

Asking the AI to reason before it answers cuts mistakes on math, logic and multi-part tasks. Paste your task and pick how it should think.

This is an interactive tool. Use it at https://promptitin.com/free-tools/chain-of-thought-prompt-generator.

## How to use it

1. Paste your question or task.
2. Pick how the AI should reason. The note under the options says when each one fits.
3. Choose whether to show the reasoning or keep it in separate tags.
4. Copy the prompt into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.

## Tips

- Use it for math, logic, planning and decisions. Simple questions don't need it.
- Thinking models, like those with a reasoning or extended thinking mode, already reason. Ask for steps only if you want to read them.
- Keep it apart when you only need the answer, like when the result feeds another tool.
- Check the steps, not only the answer. A wrong step shows where the prompt needs more detail.

## FAQ

### What is chain-of-thought prompting?

Asking the model to work through a problem in steps before it answers. It helps most on problems with several parts, like math, logic and planning.

### Does “think step by step” still work?

Yes, on regular chat models it often improves hard answers. Thinking models already reason on their own, so for them it mostly changes what you see.

### What does Keep it apart do?

It asks for the reasoning in <thinking> tags and the answer in <answer> tags, so you can skip straight to the answer or pull it out with code.

### Is my text sent anywhere?

No. The prompt is put together in your browser.

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