Reddit: swapping prompt tweaking for four context files made Claude output dramatically better
Exact_Proposal8849 · reddit · 2026-11-15
A Redditor shares a concrete Claude workflow: stop polishing prompts and maintain four files instead — a compressed profile (dictated 20k words → <2k), a banned-words list of 40 AI-sounding phrases harvested from his own drafts, a reusable context folder, and a playbook for repeat tasks. Output now needs editing, not rewriting. His tip when Claude ignores files: restart the chat, re-attach, and check the file — usually too long or self-contradictory.
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