Chains
==========================

Using an LLM in isolation is fine for some simple applications,
but many more complex ones require chaining LLMs - either with eachother or with other experts.
LangChain provides a standard interface for Chains, as well as some common implementations of chains for easy use.

The following sections of documentation are provided:

- `Getting Started <chains/getting_started.html>`_: A getting started guide for chains, to get you up and running quickly.

- `Key Concepts <chains/key_concepts.html>`_: A conceptual guide going over the various concepts related to chains.

- `How-To Guides <chains/how_to_guides.html>`_: A collection of how-to guides. These highlight how to use various types of chains.

- `Reference </reference/chains.html>`_: API reference documentation for all Chain classes.



.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: Chains
   :name: Chains
   :hidden:

   chains/getting_started.ipynb
   chains/how_to_guides.rst
   chains/key_concepts.rst
   Reference</reference/modules/chains.rst>