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Prompts8 min readMar 9, 2026

Rich Jamison AI's ChatGPT Secret Codes: 100 Prompt Shortcuts

100 slash commands and shortcut codes organized by category - writing, learning, brainstorming, analysis, coding, and more.

Each code below changes how ChatGPT responds by forcing a specific mode, format, or reasoning pattern. Here are all 100, organized by category.

Core Writing & Style

Prompt
/human    — Rewrites text so it sounds natural, not robotic
/rewrite  — Rephrases while keeping the core meaning
/improve  — Upgrades clarity, flow, and overall quality
/shorten  — Condenses into a tighter version
/expand   — Adds detail, depth, and supporting context
/simplify — Makes text easier to understand with plainer language
/formal   — Changes tone to professional
/casual   — Changes tone to relaxed and conversational

Explanation Levels

Prompt
ELI5           — Explains like you're 5
EL10           — Simple with slightly more depth
EL15           — Basic teen level with moderate detail
ELICollege     — Academic depth and rigor
ELIPhD         — Highly advanced and technical
/analogies     — Explains using comparisons to familiar things
/deep          — More detailed and layered explanation
/why           — Focuses on the reason or mechanism behind something
/firstprinciples — Breaks down to fundamental truths

Formatting & Output

Prompt
TLDR       — Shortest useful summary
BULLETS    — Turns output into bullet points
TABLE      — Formats as a table for comparison
CHECKLIST  — Converts to an actionable checklist
STEPS      — Turns into a step-by-step process
/outline   — Organizes into a structured outline
/summary   — Concise summary of main points
/keypoints — Pulls out only the most important takeaways

Learning & Study

Prompt
QUIZME         — Creates quiz questions from the material
FLASHCARDS     — Turns material into flashcard-style Q&A
TESTME         — Tests understanding with questions
SOCRATIC       — Teaches by asking guided questions
/socratic      — Switches to question-led teaching style
FEYNMAN        — Explains as simply as possible for true understanding
MISCONCEPTIONS — Lists common misunderstandings about a topic
TIMELINE       — Organizes into chronological order
/teachme       — Frames the response as a lesson

Brainstorming & Ideas

Prompt
IDEAS10        — Generates 10 ideas around a topic
ALT3           — Provides 3 different alternatives
HOOKS10        — Generates 10 hook ideas for content
HOOK10         — Creates 10 short hook options for testing
IDEAGEN        — Produces a wider spread of idea directions
SCAMPER        — Uses the SCAMPER creativity framework
REMIX          — Combines two concepts into a new hybrid idea
/brainstorm100 — Pushes for a massive batch of ideas
/viralhooks    — Generates hooks designed to grab attention fast

Analysis & Decision Making

Prompt
PROSCONS         — Lists advantages and disadvantages
SWOT             — Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
COMPARE          — Compares two or more options side by side
/assumptions     — Identifies hidden assumptions in a claim
/counter         — Generates the strongest counterargument
/debate          — Explores both sides in a balanced way
/steelman        — Builds the strongest version of an opposing argument
/devilsadvocate  — Challenges your idea by arguing against it
RISKMAP          — Identifies key risks in a plan
SECONDORDER      — Looks beyond first effects to later consequences
REDTEAM          — Critiques aggressively to expose weaknesses
DECIDE           — Creates a structured decision framework
PARETO           — Finds the small actions that drive most results

Advanced Thinking Systems

Prompt
DELTR              — Decompose, evaluate, limit, transform, rebuild
OODA               — Observe, orient, decide, act
KILLCRITIC         — Forces blunt critique focused on flaws
PARADOX            — Looks for contradictions inside an idea
LENSSTACK          — Examines a topic through multiple perspectives
X10THINK           — Think 10x more deeply before answering
HIDDENASSUMPTIONS  — Surfaces assumptions easy to miss
FRACTAL            — Explores by zooming in and out across levels
BLACKSWAN          — Focus on rare but high-impact possibilities
REVERSEENGINEER    — Works backward to infer how something functions
SIGNALVSNOISE      — Separates useful info from distractions
HYPOTHESISGEN      — Generates multiple explanations for an observation
SYSTEMMAP          — Maps actors, forces, and relationships in a system
META               — Examines the framing of the question itself

Creative & Content

Prompt
/simulate      — Simulates a scenario, conversation, or role-play
/predict       — Projects likely future outcomes
/futurehistory — Describes the future as if already remembered
/reverse       — Works backward by describing failure first, then inverting
SCRIPT         — Formats output like a script for video or dialogue
THREAD         — Structures response like a social media thread
/storymode     — Shifts the answer into a narrative-driven style

Coding

Prompt
DEBUG       — Finds likely bugs or errors in code
EXPLAINCODE — Explains what code is doing in plain language
OPTIMIZE    — Improves code for speed, efficiency, or cleanliness

Utility & Power Commands

Prompt
/convert        — Converts content from one format to another
/translate      — Translates text into another language
/tonechange     — Changes the emotional or stylistic tone
/examples       — Adds examples to make the idea easier to grasp
/usecases       — Lists practical situations where the idea applies
/breakdown      — Splits a complex topic into smaller parts
/stepbystep     — Forces a sequential process
/insights       — Pulls out notable observations or patterns
/clarify        — Clears up ambiguity, makes meaning more precise
/expandideas    — Takes a rough idea and develops it further
/compress       — Shrinks content while preserving the main message
/reframe        — Presents the same idea from a different angle
/coach          — Frames answer as guidance from a coach or mentor
/critique       — Reviews work and points out what needs improvement
/improvehooks   — Refines hooks to make them more compelling
/systemrewrite  — Rewrites text to feel more structured and systemized
/autoprompt     — Generates a better prompt from a rough request
/godmode        — Pushes for a more assertive and comprehensive response