/markdownForces clean, properly-formatted markdown with headings, lists, and code blocks.
Category: Output Formatting
Before / After
Write this as a doc.
/markdown Write a README for my open source library.
What changes in Claude's response
You get well-structured markdown with hierarchy: H1 title, H2 sections, code blocks with the right language tag, properly-formatted lists. /markdown is the inverse of /raw — explicit structure for output you'll render somewhere that supports it (GitHub, Notion, Obsidian).
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