Developer Complains About Claude Opus 5's Verbosity, Calls for Better Prompts
mattpocockuk · x · 2026-08-05
Developer Matt Pocock recently complained on X about Claude Opus 5 being too verbose.
He noted that he might need to resurrect the /zoom-out command to manage the model's output. He also observed a trend of viral prompts designed to force the AI to get to the point, such as the /wtf-are-you-talking-about skill.
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