What is Chain-of-Thought?

A defined set of rules or steps that a computer follows to solve a problem or complete a task.

An attack pattern where malicious instructions are inserted into model inputs or retrieved content.

A prompting pattern that interleaves reasoning steps with tool-use actions to solve tasks more reliably.

A reasoning approach where a model explores multiple branching solution paths and selects the most promising ones.

A task where a model assigns an input to one or more predefined categories.

A training and behavior-shaping approach where model outputs are guided by a fixed set of written principles.