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 codesTone & 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 codesStrategic 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 codesOutput 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 codesRole & 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 codesResearch & 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 codesCopy & 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 codesProductivity & 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 codesCreative & 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 codesBusiness & 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 codesAdvanced 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
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