prompting

Craft explicit prompts for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Opus 4.5.

Updated Feb 5, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/hungson175/shared-claude-config --skill prompting-hungson175
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: prompting
Source: https://github.com/hungson175/shared-claude-config/tree/main/skills/prompting
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/hungson175/shared-claude-config --skill prompting-hungson175

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This skill provides a structured approach to prompt creation for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Opus 4.5, ensuring prompts are explicit, repeatable, and aligned with model capabilities. It helps avoid brevity biases and context-collapse by guiding users to craft prompts that clearly state goals, constraints, and evaluation criteria.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Proactive Prompting: Guidelines for crafting system prompts, task prompts, and templates to maximize reliability.
  • Why-first Reasoning: Emphasizes including rationale and motivation to improve generalization.
  • Action vs Suggestion: Clear instructions for when to implement changes versus only suggesting them.
  • Use Case: Designing prompts for multi-step reasoning, tool use, and agent instructions in production workflows.

Quick Start

Use prompting to craft a clear, explicit instruction for Claude Sonnet 4.5 that asks for thoroughness, explicit constraints, and concrete examples.

Frequently Asked Questions about prompting

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I write effective system prompts for Claude Sonnet 4.5?

To craft prompts for Claude Sonnet 4.5, clearly state goals, constraints, and evaluation criteria to prevent context-collapse. This skill guides you to include concrete examples and rationale, ensuring your instructions are explicit and repeatable across LLM interactions.

Why do my LLM prompts fail during multi-step reasoning tasks?

LLM prompts fail in multi-step reasoning when they lack explicit rationale and constraints. This skill addresses this by emphasizing why-first reasoning, helping you design prompts that clearly state motivations and evaluation criteria to maximize production workflow reliability.

What is the best way to structure prompts for agent instructions?

The best way to structure agent instructions is to provide clear constraints, evaluation criteria, and rationale. This skill enables proactive prompt design, ensuring your agent instructions distinguish between when to implement changes versus only suggesting them.

Can I use this prompt engineering approach for production workflows?

Yes, this approach applies to prompt engineering in production workflows involving Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Opus 4.5. It supports designing prompts for multi-step reasoning and tool use, ensuring reliability through explicit constraints and clear action versus suggestion guidelines.

How do I prevent context-collapse when designing LLM templates?

You can prevent context-collapse in LLM templates by ensuring prompts are explicit and include thorough constraints. This skill provides guidelines to avoid brevity biases, guiding you to craft instructions that clearly state goals and evaluation criteria for reliable model interactions.