Question

A product team asks Claude to "write documentation for our new API." The output is generic and pitched at a level that confuses their audience of non-technical business analysts. The team wants Claude to consistently produce docs the analysts can follow, without switching models or adding examples. Which single adjustment to the prompt best applies the clear-and-direct technique?

Accepted Answer

Explicitly state the intended audience, their technical level, and how the output will be used (e.g., 'Write for non-technical business analysts who will use this to decide whether to adopt the API')

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Lower the temperature to 0 so the documentation is more deterministic and consistent

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Add a stop sequence so Claude halts before generating overly technical sections

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Increase max_tokens so Claude has room to fully explain each concept