Claude

Mastering Claude

Essential skills and techniques to get the most out of Anthropic's models.

December 08, 20255 min read

Claude has a unique personality and capabilities. Mastering it requires a different approach than ChatGPT.

Core Skills

  • XML Tagging: Use <tags> to structure your inputs. Claude is trained to pay special attention to structured data.
  • Role Adoption: Claude excels at adopting complex personas. Give it a detailed backstory for better results.
  • Prefilling: Start Claude's response for it. Type "Here is the code:" to force it to output code immediately without preamble.