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How to use these tips
Claude now covers chat, real tasks with files and apps, documents, slides, designs, dashboards, animations, and code. These 100 tips are grouped by area. Pick five to try this week.
Small habits compound. Try a few, keep what works.
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Prompting
- 1 · Start with the goal, not the task
- 2 · Say who the output is for
- 3 · Give examples of what good looks like
- 4 · Ask for the format you want, such as a table or checklist
- 5 · Set a length limit
- 6 · Ask Claude to ask you questions first on complex tasks
- 7 · Ask for a plan before long work
- 8 · Tell Claude what to avoid
- 9 · Edit your message instead of sending corrections
- 10 · Ask “What am I missing?” at the end
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Models and effort
- 11 · Use Haiku for quick, simple tasks
- 12 · Use Sonnet 5.5 for most everyday work and coding
- 13 · Use Opus 5.5 for hard reasoning
- 14 · Use Fable 5.1 for long-running agent work
- 15 · Raise effort for planning and debugging
- 16 · Lower effort for routine edits
- 17 · Switch models mid-project when the task changes
- 18 · Compare two models on important tasks
- 19 · Do not use the biggest model by default
- 20 · Check which models your plan includes
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Projects and memory
- 21 · Create one Project per client, product, or goal
- 22 · Add project instructions with your standards
- 23 · Upload reference files you reuse
- 24 · Keep project files current
- 25 · Review what Claude remembers about you
- 26 · Delete memories that are wrong or outdated
- 27 · Tell Claude your preferences once, not every chat
- 28 · Use separate Projects for work and personal
- 29 · Summarize decisions into the Project regularly
- 30 · Archive Projects you no longer use
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Files and research
- 31 · Share only the relevant pages of large files
- 32 · Ask for quotes with page numbers
- 33 · Ask Claude to separate facts from assumptions
- 34 · Use web search for current information
- 35 · Ask for a source link for every claim
- 36 · Open and check the key sources yourself
- 37 · Ask for a summary at three lengths
- 38 · Compare two documents side by side
- 39 · Extract tables from PDFs into spreadsheets
- 40 · Ask what the document does not say
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Connectors, skills, and plugins
- 41 · Connect only the apps you use often
- 42 · Prefer official connectors from the product’s company
- 43 · Turn off connectors a task does not need
- 44 · Turn repeated workflows into skills
- 45 · Keep each skill focused on one job
- 46 · Install plugins built for your role
- 47 · Review what each plugin includes before installing
- 48 · Remove skills and plugins you stop using
- 49 · Ask Claude to confirm before write actions
- 50 · Treat content from emails and websites as data, not instructions
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Tasks and automation
- 51 · Hand Claude whole tasks, not single questions
- 52 · Connect a working folder for file tasks
- 53 · Ask for a plan before Claude changes many files
- 54 · Schedule recurring tasks with /schedule
- 55 · Let scheduled tasks run in the cloud while your computer is off
- 56 · Use Claude in Chrome for browser work
- 57 · Watch the first runs of any new automation
- 58 · Approve sending, buying, and deleting yourself
- 59 · Keep originals backed up before big changes
- 60 · Pause scheduled tasks you no longer need
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Docs, Slides, Design, Dashboards, and Motion
- 61 · Draft documents in Claude Docs and comment to revise
- 62 · Build decks in Claude Slides and export to PowerPoint or PDF
- 63 · Prototype websites and screens in Claude Design
- 64 · Give Design your exact brand colors and fonts
- 65 · Build live data dashboards with Claude Dashboards on paid plans
- 66 · Open the query behind every dashboard number
- 67 · Turn charts into animated explainers with Claude Motion on Team and Enterprise
- 68 · Type /motion to start an animation
- 69 · Export Motion animations as MP4
- 70 · Check every number before sharing any output
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Claude Code
- 71 · Run /init to create CLAUDE.md
- 72 · Keep CLAUDE.md short and specific
- 73 · Ask for a plan before coding
- 74 · Commit to Git after every working step
- 75 · Use /clear when you switch tasks
- 76 · Use /compact in long sessions
- 77 · Set /model and /effort for each task
- 78 · Install plugins with /plugin
- 79 · Connect tools with claude mcp add
- 80 · Review every diff before merging
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Usage and limits
- 81 · Know that usage runs in five-hour windows plus weekly limits on paid plans
- 82 · Start fresh chats for new topics
- 83 · Ask several questions in one message
- 84 · Avoid pasting the same file repeatedly
- 85 · Use Projects instead of re-uploading files
- 86 · Do heavy work early in your usage window
- 87 · Buy extra usage only when you need it
- 88 · Choose annual billing for plans you use daily
- 89 · Use Haiku 5.5 for high-volume API work
- 90 · Use prompt caching and the Batch API on the API
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Privacy and good judgment
- 91 · Check your data and training settings
- 92 · Never paste passwords or API keys
- 93 · Remove personal data you do not need to share
- 94 · Use team plans for company data
- 95 · Verify facts before publishing
- 96 · Ask Claude to show its reasoning on important decisions
- 97 · Get expert review for legal, medical, and financial matters
- 98 · Keep a human approval step for public content
- 99 · Report wrong answers with feedback
- 100 · Remember Claude can make mistakes
The golden rule
Do not try all 100 tips at once. Pick five, use them for a week, and make them habits.
- Prompt
- Models
- Projects
- Files
- Skills
- Tasks
- Code
- Privacy
Start with tips 1, 7, 21, 61, and 91 this week.
