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prompt-creation

Techniques and templates for creating optimal prompts following Anthropic conventions

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SKILL.md

Prompt Creation

Skill for creating high-performance prompts following 2025 best practices and Anthropic conventions.

Documentation

Anthropic Official Structure (9 Elements)

Each system prompt should cover these 9 aspects:

1. Task Context

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# Task Context
You are an expert [ROLE] specializing in [DOMAIN].
Your goal is to [PRIMARY_OBJECTIVE].

2. Tone Context

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# Tone
- Tone: [formal/casual/technical/friendly]
- Length: [concise/detailed/adaptive]
- Format: [prose/lists/tables/mixed]

3. Task Description + Rules

markdown
# Task Description
Here are important rules:
- Always [MANDATORY_BEHAVIOR]
- Never [FORBIDDEN_BEHAVIOR]
- If [CONDITION] then [ACTION]

If unsure, say "I don't have enough information to answer."

4. Examples (Few-shot)

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# Examples

<example>
Input: [STANDARD_CASE_INPUT]
Output: [EXPECTED_OUTPUT]
</example>

<example>
Input: [EDGE_CASE_INPUT]
Output: [EXPECTED_OUTPUT]
</example>

5. Input Data

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# Input Data
<document>
[USER_PROVIDED_CONTENT]
</document>

6. Immediate Task

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# Immediate Task
Now, [SPECIFIC_ACTION] the above [document/code/data].

7. Precognition (Scratchpad)

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# Precognition
First, in <scratchpad> tags, analyze the key points.
Then provide your final answer in <answer> tags.

8. Output Formatting

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# Output Format

## Analysis
[Problem understanding]

## Solution
[Main response]

## Recommendations
[Additional suggestions]

9. Prefill (Assistant Turn)

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# Prefill
<scratchpad>

Emphasis Techniques

In order of increasing effectiveness:

Level Syntax Usage
1 Please do X Suggestion
2 You should do X Recommendation
3 Always do X Standard rule
4 YOU MUST do X Strong rule
5 IMPORTANT: Do X Critical rule
6 CRITICAL - ZERO TOLERANCE: Do X Absolute rule

Creation Workflow

1. DEFINE the objective (1 sentence)
   ↓
2. IDENTIFY target audience
   ↓
3. LIST constraints
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4. CHOOSE techniques (CoT? Few-shot?)
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5. WRITE with 9-element structure
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6. ADD guardrails
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7. TEST mentally (edge cases)
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8. ITERATE if necessary

Forbidden

  • Never create prompts without clear objective
  • Never write ambiguous instructions
  • Never forget error cases
  • Never ignore target model context

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