/numberedReturns a strictly numbered list, not bullets. Order matters here.
Category: Output Formatting
Before / After
List the steps.
/numbered Steps to deploy a Next.js app to Vercel.
What changes in Claude's response
Each item is numbered and Claude treats the order as meaningful — step 2 depends on step 1, step 3 on step 2. The output is shaped like a runbook, not a brainstorm. /bullets is for unordered lists; /numbered is for sequences.
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More Output Formatting codes
ARTIFACTSStructures the output as discrete numbered deliverables you can act on independently.
/tableForces a markdown table for comparable data — even when Claude wouldn't pick a table on its own.
/bulletsPure bulleted output, zero prose. Even the introduction is a bullet.
/tldrForces a one-line summary above the full answer so you can skim or read.
/jsonReturns a valid JSON object only — no surrounding text, no explanation.
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