Dev shares prompt tip to constrain Opus 5 verbosity
EagleApprehensive · reddit · 2026-08-15
A developer shares a solution to curb Opus 5's verbose output by creating a CLAUDE.md file with high-priority constraints. The rules force the model to "Explain like to a caveman," imposing limits like max 2 sentences per paragraph, max 15 words per sentence, and banning technical jargon or code snippets in user-facing text. The goal is to make the model describe changes in plain language (e.g., "The box looks like the others") while keeping technical details in the code files.
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