Writing instructions Claude gets right on the first try — CLAUDE.md, motivation, XML, few-shot
5/2/2026 3 min read Claude CodeAI-driven developmentprompt engineeringCLAUDE.md +1
Are you repeating the same instructions to Claude every session? Anthropic's prompt engineering guide highlights five techniques that raise prompt quality across the board: CLAUDE.md, stating motivation, XML structuring, few-shot examples, and document ordering.