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AI model Claude explains prompt structure beyond user input

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An AI model, Claude, explained that prompts are more than just the user's typed question. The model receives a package that includes app instructions, conversation history, tool descriptions, and user-defined preferences before the actual question is processed. This means the same question can yield different answers depending on the application and prior context, similar to how payroll software uses hidden configuration settings. Claude also highlighted that examples, rather than just rules, are more effective for guiding AI behavior, as they provide a clear visual format for the model to follow. AI

IMPACT Understanding prompt structure can help users craft more effective inputs for AI models.

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Jaroslav Šmarda ·

    More Than a Sentence: What Actually Goes Into a Prompt

    <p><em>Everything that travels with a question</em></p> <p>For six parts of this series I've treated a prompt as a sentence. I type it, Claude reads it, an answer comes back. One line in, one line out, like a function call with a single string <br /> argument.</p> <p>Last time, b…

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