Unlocking Claude Opus: Clear Presets and Only State Goals
MartinGTobias · x · 2026-08-08
A developer shared two key practices for getting the best performance out of Claude Opus: first, delete all preset skills, MCPs, and claude.md files to start fresh; second, stop instructing the model step-by-step on how to do the task, and just state the desired outcome. These two changes can significantly improve model performance.
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