Prompt engineering shifts toward chained steps

The real shift here is from clever one-shot prompting to prompt architecture. That sounds less glamorous, but it scales better and is much easier to debug.

• –One commenter recommends one task per prompt with a small orchestration layer, which keeps failures localized.
• –Another passes a shared state object between prompts so context lives in code instead of a giant system prompt.
• –A third keeps the system prompt simple, uses a few high-level tools, and leans on progressive disclosure for open-ended agents.
• –OpenAI's guide points the same way: put instructions first, separate context clearly, and spell out output format with examples. https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6654000-prompt-engineering-guide