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Rick'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 1

/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 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

/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 9

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 10

/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

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