Pass Context Between Tools
Hand one tool's output deliberately to the next.
Where you'll practice this
2 Promptles scenarios teach this principle directly. Each one drops you into a real engineering ticket and asks you to write the prompt you'd send to Claude Code.
Email Into a Calendar Hold
A prospect emailed: 'Could we find 30 minutes next week to walk through the rollout? Mornings are best for me.' You want Claude to take it from there, read the email, pull out what matters, check your availability, and come back with a proposed hold plus a draft reply offering…
Turn Support Email Into Issues
Five bug reports landed in support@ overnight. You want Claude to turn each one into a proper Linear issue and then reply to the customer with a link to track it. The catch is the hand-off: each email's real detail, the symptom, the steps to reproduce, the customer, the…
Other principles in Multi-Step
Architect Before You Ask
Ask for a Plan First
Request a plan before any multi-file change — approve the approach, then let it code.
Break the Workflow into Steps
Number each step so Claude builds pieces, not monoliths.
Combine Context with Action
Coordinate Across Files
Delegate to a Subagent
Spawn a subagent for research-heavy subtasks; brief it on scope, limits, and report shape.