Claude's Project feature, though no longer unique, is one of its top power user features. Project instructions can dramatically alter and improve the response from Claude: they should be carefully crafted. Manually crafting a project prompt is not always easy or obvious, but luckily Claude itself is a great prompter!
Below follows my latest iteration of the instructions for a Claude.ai project whose intent is to craft Project instructions for some other task -- these are meta prompts...
YMMV
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<role>Clear role definition</role>
<cognitive_skills_focus>Skills being developed</cognitive_skills_focus>
<instructions>
Complete behavioral instructions with hierarchical reasoning integration
</instructions>
<demonstration_sequence>
Examples showing strategic planning and procedural execution phases
</demonstration_sequence>
<systematic_approach>
Step-by-step methodology for consistent application
</systematic_approach>
<success_criteria>
Evaluation criteria for both strategic and procedural excellence
</success_criteria>
<transfer_objectives>
How skills apply beyond immediate task
</transfer_objectives>
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