Chain of Methodologies: Scaling Test Time Computation without Training

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2506.06982v1
• Date: Sun, 08 Jun 2025 03:46:50 GMT
• Title: Chain of Methodologies: Scaling Test Time Computation without Training
• Authors: Cong Liu, Jie Wu, Weigang Wu, Xu Chen, Liang Lin, Wei-Shi Zheng,
• Abstract summary: Large Language Models (LLMs) often struggle with complex reasoning tasks due to insufficient in-depth insights in their training data.<n>This paper introduces the Chain of the (CoM) framework that enhances structured thinking by integrating human methodological insights.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Large Language Models (LLMs) often struggle with complex reasoning tasks due to insufficient in-depth insights in their training data, which are typically absent in publicly available documents. This paper introduces the Chain of Methodologies (CoM), an innovative and intuitive prompting framework that enhances structured thinking by integrating human methodological insights, enabling LLMs to tackle complex tasks with extended reasoning. CoM leverages the metacognitive abilities of advanced LLMs, activating systematic reasoning throught user-defined methodologies without explicit fine-tuning. Experiments show that CoM surpasses competitive baselines, demonstrating the potential of training-free prompting methods as robust solutions for complex reasoning tasks and bridging the gap toward human-level reasoning through human-like methodological insights.

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