Writing Effective Prompts

What problem does it solve?

This Skill teaches you how to structure Claude prompts for maximum clarity and better results. It solves the problem of vague or ineffective AI interactions by guiding you through using roles, explicit instructions, context, positive framing, and strategic organization, ensuring Claude delivers exactly what you need.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Core Principles: Learn to start with a clear role, be explicit with instructions, add context, use positive framing, and provide aligned examples.
• Structural Techniques: Utilize XML tags for complex outputs and chain multi-step tasks into explicit phases for better AI comprehension.
• Use Case: When crafting a complex prompt for code generation, document analysis, or tool-based workflows, this Skill helps you design prompts that elicit high-quality, accurate, and structured responses from Claude, saving you time on iterative refinement.

Quick Start

Example: Prompt for a code review

You are an expert software test engineer. Help me write comprehensive unit tests covering edge cases and error conditions.

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Input: "Added JWT authentication"

Output:

feat(auth): implement JWT-based authentication

Add login endpoint and token validation middleware.

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