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100 Secret
Claude Codes

One word before or after your prompt. Completely different response. These 100 codes switch Claude into different modes (sharper, faster, more useful) and almost nobody knows they exist.

10 Decks · 100 Codes

How It Works

What these codes actually are

These aren't hidden settings or secret features. They're prompt modifiers: words or phrases you add to the beginning or end of any prompt that change how Claude processes and responds.

Claude doesn't have one personality. It has many. And by default, it picks the middle-of-the-road version: helpful, balanced, neutral. These codes switch it into a different mode entirely. More aggressive. More analytical. More creative. More direct.

Most people type the same kind of prompt every time and wonder why they keep getting the same kind of response. These 100 codes are how you stop doing that.

They're organized into 10 themed decks below, like collectible card packs. Each code includes a one-line description and an example prompt so you can use it immediately.

Deck 1

10 codes

Tone & Style

Add before your prompt to change how Claude sounds.

/roast

Brutal, honest feedback. No softening, no encouragement — just what's actually wrong.

/roast my landing page copy: [paste copy]

/stoic

Strips emotion entirely. Pure logic, facts, and conclusions only.

/stoic should I quit my job and go full-time on my business?

/hype

Maximum energy and enthusiasm. Motivational coach mode.

/hype I'm about to launch my first product

/ELI5

Explain Like I'm 5. Strips jargon, uses analogies, assumes nothing.

/ELI5 how does vector search work?

/savage

Zero sugar-coating. Hard truths, direct delivery, no caveats.

/savage review my business idea: [describe idea]

/professor

Full academic depth and rigor. Detailed, structured, comprehensive.

/professor explain the psychology of loss aversion

/compress

Strips everything to bare essentials. No filler, no preamble, no hedging.

/compress summarize this article: [paste article]

/contrarian

Argues the opposite of whatever you assumed. Forces you to stress-test ideas.

/contrarian AI will replace most knowledge workers within 5 years

/casual

Drops all formality. Talks like a smart friend explaining something over coffee.

/casual explain how compound interest works

/debate

Pushes back on everything you say. Stress-tests your thinking by challenging every assumption.

/debate here's my plan to grow my newsletter: [describe plan]

Deck 2

10 codes

Strategic Frameworks

Add after your prompt to run a specific decision-making system.

OODA

Military decision cycle: Observe, Orient, Decide, Act. Built for fast, high-stakes choices.

I'm losing subscribers. OODA

SWOT

Instant Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats breakdown on any idea or situation.

My AI consulting business. SWOT

FIRST PRINCIPLES

Strips any problem down to fundamental truths. Removes assumptions, starts from scratch.

Why do most online courses fail? FIRST PRINCIPLES

STEELMAN

Builds the strongest possible version of any argument. The opposite of a strawman.

AI will not take away jobs. STEELMAN

PRE-MORTEM

Assumes your plan failed. Works backwards to find every reason why.

I'm launching a paid community next month. PRE-MORTEM

80/20

Identifies the 20% of inputs, actions, or causes driving 80% of results.

Here's my content strategy: [describe it]. 80/20

SECOND ORDER

Forces thinking about downstream and second-level consequences most people miss.

What happens if I price my course at $0? SECOND ORDER

INVERSION

Solves the problem by identifying what NOT to do. Invert, always invert.

How do I grow a TikTok account? INVERSION

JOBS TO BE DONE

Reframes any product, offer, or idea through the lens of what job the customer is hiring it to do.

My product is an AI automation community. JOBS TO BE DONE

NORTH STAR

Strips away noise and identifies the single most important metric or goal to optimize for.

I'm building a newsletter business. NORTH STAR

Deck 3

10 codes

Output Format

Add after your prompt to control how the response is structured.

/TABLE

Forces structured table output. Great for comparisons, options, and multi-variable data.

Compare the top 5 email marketing tools. /TABLE

/CHECKLIST

Turns any topic, plan, or process into a numbered, actionable to-do list.

What do I need to do before launching a digital product? /CHECKLIST

/SOP

Standard Operating Procedure. Turns any process into a repeatable, delegatable document.

How I publish a newsletter each week. /SOP

/TWEET THREAD

Formats any idea, guide, or story as a ready-to-post Twitter/X thread.

How to use Claude for content creation. /TWEET THREAD

/SCRIPT

Converts any idea or outline into something you can read out loud verbatim.

Explain the ROI of using AI in small business. /SCRIPT

/BULLETS

Bullet points only. No prose, no preamble, no filler sentences.

Key reasons people fail at building an audience. /BULLETS

/TL;DR

3-line maximum summary of anything. Forces the response to only include what actually matters.

[Paste article]. /TL;DR

/FAQ

Turns any topic into a Q&A format. Great for onboarding docs, sales pages, and content.

My AI automation community. /FAQ

/SLIDE DECK

Structures content as presentation slides with titles and bullet points per slide.

Why businesses should use AI in 2026. /SLIDE DECK

/EMAIL

Rewrites any topic, idea, or draft as a polished, ready-to-send email.

Tell my subscribers about a price increase. /EMAIL

Deck 4

10 codes

Role & Persona

Add before your prompt to have Claude respond from a specific expert perspective.

/CMO

Responds as a Chief Marketing Officer. Growth, positioning, and brand strategy lens.

/CMO review my Q2 content plan: [describe plan]

/COPYWRITER

Rewrites anything as direct-response copy. Hooks, benefits, urgency, CTA.

/COPYWRITER my product description: [paste it]

/INVESTOR

Evaluates any idea from a returns and ROI lens. Hard questions only.

/INVESTOR my business model: [describe it]

/LAWYER

Risk-aware analysis. Flags what could go wrong, what's ambiguous, what needs documentation.

/LAWYER my client contract terms: [describe them]

/THERAPIST

Reframes your problem with coaching questions instead of giving you the answer directly.

/THERAPIST I keep procrastinating on things I know I should do

/MENTOR

Responds like a 20-year veteran in your field. Experience-first, pattern-recognition heavy.

/MENTOR I'm trying to grow a consulting practice from scratch

/DEVIL

Plays devil's advocate without mercy. Every weak point in your thinking gets exposed.

/DEVIL here's why I think my product will work: [explain it]

/CTO

Technical architecture and systems lens. Scalability, risk, and build quality above everything.

/CTO my tech stack for a SaaS product: [describe it]

/EDITOR

Cuts and tightens your writing like a professional editor. Removes weak words, strengthens structure.

/EDITOR my newsletter intro: [paste it]

/STRATEGIST

Big-picture thinking only. Ignores tactics, focuses on positioning, moats, and long-term moves.

/STRATEGIST I want to build a personal brand in the AI space

Deck 5

10 codes

Research & Analysis

Add after your prompt to get deeper investigation instead of a surface answer.

FACT CHECK

Flags potential inaccuracies, outdated claims, and unsupported statements in your own writing.

[Paste your article or email]. FACT CHECK

GAPS

Identifies what's missing from your thinking, plan, or argument that you haven't considered.

My launch plan: [describe it]. GAPS

DEBATE BOTH SIDES

Full pro and con analysis with equal depth on each side. No leaning either way.

Paid communities vs free communities. DEBATE BOTH SIDES

CITATIONS NEEDED

Adds source suggestions and evidence pointers to back up every major claim.

AI adoption trends in small business. CITATIONS NEEDED

ASSUMPTIONS

Surfaces hidden assumptions baked into your plan or argument that you haven't explicitly stated.

Here's my business model: [describe it]. ASSUMPTIONS

COMPETITIVE SCAN

Maps who else is doing what you're describing, how they're positioned, and what gaps exist.

AI education for non-technical people. COMPETITIVE SCAN

PATTERN

Finds recurring themes and patterns across everything you've shared or described.

[Paste 5 customer feedback messages]. PATTERN

BLIND SPOT

Identifies what you're probably not seeing about your situation that an outside observer would notice immediately.

My business: [describe it]. BLIND SPOT

MARKET SIZE

Estimates the total addressable market for any idea with back-of-envelope math.

AI automation courses for solopreneurs. MARKET SIZE

TIMELINE

Builds a realistic chronology of any plan, process, or historical sequence of events.

Launch a paid newsletter from scratch. TIMELINE

Deck 6

10 codes

Copy & Marketing

Add before or after your prompt to produce sharper, more conversion-focused output.

/10X

Makes any headline, hook, or subject line dramatically more compelling. No safety net.

/10X "How to use AI to save time in your business"

/HOOK

Rewrites any opening as an irresistible pattern interrupt that stops the scroll.

/HOOK [paste your video or newsletter opening]

CTA BANK

Generates 10 call-to-action variants for any offer, page, or post so you can pick the strongest.

Join my paid AI community. CTA BANK

OBJECTION CRUSHER

Lists every objection your audience has and gives you the exact copy to kill each one.

My offer: [describe it]. OBJECTION CRUSHER

ANGLE SHIFT

Reframes the same offer or content piece from 5 completely different angles.

My product: AI automation for small business owners. ANGLE SHIFT

/CONTRAST

Gives you the polar opposite version of any piece of copy, so you can compare and combine the best parts.

/CONTRAST [paste your landing page headline]

BEFORE/AFTER

Rewrites any product description or pitch as a transformation story — life before vs. life after.

My community helps people automate their business. BEFORE/AFTER

HEADLINE VARIANTS

Generates 10 headline options for any topic, product, or offer so you have real options to test.

A course on using Claude Code with no technical background. HEADLINE VARIANTS

PAIN FIRST

Rewrites any marketing copy to lead with the problem before the solution. Usually converts better.

[Paste product description]. PAIN FIRST

SOCIAL PROOF

Rewrites your copy to be anchored in results, testimonials, and evidence instead of claims.

[Paste sales page section]. SOCIAL PROOF

Deck 7

10 codes

Productivity & Ops

Add after your prompt to optimize processes and eliminate waste.

BOTTLENECK

Finds the single biggest constraint slowing down your process or business.

My content production workflow: [describe it]. BOTTLENECK

AUTOMATE

Tells you exactly how to automate any described task — tools, triggers, and steps.

I manually send a follow-up email after every discovery call. AUTOMATE

SIMPLIFY

Removes everything unnecessary from a plan, process, or document. Ruthless editing mode.

My onboarding process: [describe it]. SIMPLIFY

PRIORITIZE

Ranks your task list or options by impact vs. effort so you know what to do first.

Tasks on my plate: [list them]. PRIORITIZE

DELEGATION GUIDE

Tells you exactly what to hand off, to whom, and what a good handoff looks like.

My weekly tasks: [list them]. DELEGATION GUIDE

TIME AUDIT

Breaks down where time is actually going in any described workflow and finds where it's being wasted.

My typical workday: [describe it]. TIME AUDIT

BATCH

Groups similar tasks together for maximum efficiency and reduced context-switching.

My to-do list for the week: [list it]. BATCH

ELIMINATE

Identifies everything in a process that can be removed entirely without losing value.

My client delivery process: [describe it]. ELIMINATE

SYSTEM DESIGN

Turns a one-off process into a repeatable system with clear steps, owners, and triggers.

How I create content each week. SYSTEM DESIGN

WORKFLOW MAP

Visualizes any described process as a numbered, sequential step-by-step flow.

How a new client goes from inquiry to first deliverable. WORKFLOW MAP

Deck 8

10 codes

Creative & Ideation

Add before your prompt to get more generative, divergent, and unexpected output.

/BRAINSTORM

Generates 20 ideas without filtering or judging. Volume over quality — that's the point.

/BRAINSTORM lead magnet ideas for an AI education brand

/REMIX

Takes your idea and produces 5 radically different versions of it.

/REMIX [paste your TikTok hook]

/METAPHOR

Explains any complex concept through a single powerful analogy that makes it instantly clear.

/METAPHOR how Claude Code agents work

/STORY

Turns data, features, or facts into a narrative with a character, problem, and resolution.

/STORY the problem my product solves

/UNEXPECTED

Forces responses that avoid the obvious. No generic answers, no predictable angles.

/UNEXPECTED ways to grow a newsletter to 10k subscribers

/MASHUP

Combines two unrelated ideas into something genuinely new and unexpected.

/MASHUP AI automation + personal finance coaching

/TITLE BANK

Generates 15 name or title options for any project, product, course, or post.

/TITLE BANK a course on AI productivity for small business owners

/RIFF

Extends any idea in 10 unexpected directions. Good for breaking out of creative loops.

/RIFF the concept of AI as a business co-founder

/CONCEPT ART

Describes any idea as a vivid visual scene — useful for building image generation prompts.

/CONCEPT ART a person running their business entirely with AI

/WHAT IF

Explores 5 "what if" scenarios around your situation. Great for finding non-obvious opportunities.

/WHAT IF my lead magnet converted 3x better than it does now?

Deck 9

10 codes

Business & Decision Making

Add after your prompt for structured thinking on business decisions and strategy.

/RISK MAP

Lists every risk in your plan sorted by likelihood and impact. No surprises later.

My plan to go full-time on my business this year. /RISK MAP

BUILD VS BUY

Evaluates whether to build, buy, or outsource any solution. Time, cost, and control analysis.

A custom CRM for my agency. BUILD VS BUY

SCENARIO PLAN

Runs best case, worst case, and most likely case — with specific numbers and triggers for each.

My launch target is 50 members at $50/mo. SCENARIO PLAN

EXIT CRITERIA

Defines exactly what success and failure look like for any project. Removes ambiguity from decisions.

My 90-day content experiment on TikTok. EXIT CRITERIA

DECISION MATRIX

Scores options across weighted criteria so the best choice becomes obvious, not just felt.

Choosing between a course, community, or coaching offer. DECISION MATRIX

STAKEHOLDER MAP

Identifies everyone affected by a decision and how they're affected — including people you might forget.

Raising my prices next quarter. STAKEHOLDER MAP

COST BENEFIT

Full financial and time breakdown of any decision. Quantifies both sides with real numbers.

Hiring a VA vs doing it myself. COST BENEFIT

MILESTONES

Breaks any goal into specific, dated checkpoints so you know if you're on track or not.

Grow my community to 500 members. MILESTONES

RESOURCE AUDIT

Identifies what you already have vs. what you actually need. Prevents over-planning before starting.

I want to launch a podcast. RESOURCE AUDIT

PIVOT TEST

Evaluates whether it's time to change direction on a project — and what a pivot might look like.

My newsletter has been flat for 3 months. PIVOT TEST

Deck 10

10 codes

Advanced Modes

The power codes. These change how Claude processes your request at a deeper level.

/Ghost

Humanizes Claude's response — removes AI writing patterns so it reads like a person wrote it.

/Ghost write a LinkedIn post about AI adoption in small business

ARTIFACTS

Tells Claude to produce a working, interactive output — a dashboard, tool, calculator, or game you can use live.

Build me a simple revenue calculator for a subscription business. ARTIFACTS

L99

Forces Claude to respond at maximum expert depth — like asking a domain authority, not a generalist.

Explain how to build a content flywheel. L99

/godmode

Unlocks Claude's most aggressive, comprehensive response style — no hedging, no disclaimers, full output.

/godmode give me a complete 90-day growth plan for a Skool community

/CHAIN

Links multiple tasks into a single sequential workflow so Claude handles each step in order.

/CHAIN research the topic, write an outline, then write the full post

/PERSONAS

Generates 3 different character perspectives on your question — shows how the same situation looks different from different viewpoints.

/PERSONAS a skeptic, an early adopter, and an executive on AI automation

CALIBRATE

Asks Claude to rate its own confidence in what it just said and flag anything it's uncertain about.

[Ask any factual question]. CALIBRATE

/META

Asks Claude to review its own response, identify what's weak, and produce an improved version.

[Any prompt]. /META

RUBBER DUCK

Claude explains your problem back to you — often the act of describing it out loud reveals the solution.

I'm stuck on why my conversion rate is low. RUBBER DUCK

/ITERATE

Generates 3 progressively improved versions of any output — each one better than the last.

/ITERATE write an email subject line for my lead magnet

Quick Reference

All 100 Codes at a Glance

Deck 1: Tone & Style

/roast/stoic/hype/ELI5/savage/professor/compress/contrarian/casual/debate

Deck 2: Strategic Frameworks

OODASWOTFIRST PRINCIPLESSTEELMANPRE-MORTEM80/20SECOND ORDERINVERSIONJOBS TO BE DONENORTH STAR

Deck 3: Output Format

/TABLE/CHECKLIST/SOP/TWEET THREAD/SCRIPT/BULLETS/TL;DR/FAQ/SLIDE DECK/EMAIL

Deck 4: Role & Persona

/CMO/COPYWRITER/INVESTOR/LAWYER/THERAPIST/MENTOR/DEVIL/CTO/EDITOR/STRATEGIST

Deck 5: Research & Analysis

FACT CHECKGAPSDEBATE BOTH SIDESCITATIONS NEEDEDASSUMPTIONSCOMPETITIVE SCANPATTERNBLIND SPOTMARKET SIZETIMELINE

Deck 6: Copy & Marketing

/10X/HOOKCTA BANKOBJECTION CRUSHERANGLE SHIFT/CONTRASTBEFORE/AFTERHEADLINE VARIANTSPAIN FIRSTSOCIAL PROOF

Deck 7: Productivity & Ops

BOTTLENECKAUTOMATESIMPLIFYPRIORITIZEDELEGATION GUIDETIME AUDITBATCHELIMINATESYSTEM DESIGNWORKFLOW MAP

Deck 8: Creative & Ideation

/BRAINSTORM/REMIX/METAPHOR/STORY/UNEXPECTED/MASHUP/TITLE BANK/RIFF/CONCEPT ART/WHAT IF

Deck 9: Business & Decision Making

/RISK MAPBUILD VS BUYSCENARIO PLANEXIT CRITERIADECISION MATRIXSTAKEHOLDER MAPCOST BENEFITMILESTONESRESOURCE AUDITPIVOT TEST

Deck 10: Advanced Modes

/GhostARTIFACTSL99/godmode/CHAIN/PERSONASCALIBRATE/METARUBBER DUCK/ITERATE

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