Anthropic adds /claude-api prompt-audit to fix prompting anti-patterns in Claude Code
brada · x · 2026-09-02
Anthropic added a /claude-api prompt-audit command to its official claude-api skill. Run it in Claude Code to fix common prompting "anti-patterns" that hobble frontier models:
- Verification rituals — "double-check your work" / "verify twice" are taken literally and waste tokens
- Thoroughness/emphasis boosters — "Be maximally thorough," "CRITICAL: YOU MUST ALWAYS…" cause verbosity and extra tool calls
- Mandatory procedures and scratchpad scaffolds — fixed step processes and reasoning templates are rituals frontier models don't need
Worth running on your prompts whenever a new model ships.
Related event: Anthropic Releases Official Prompting Guide for Claude Fable 5.1(9 posts)→
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