prompt-optimization-claude-45
Installation
SKILL.md
Claude Code Prompt Optimization
Optimize CLAUDE.md files and Agent Skills for Claude Code CLI using Anthropic's official prompt engineering best practices.
Core Principles
1. Positive Framing Over Prohibitions
Models attend to key nouns/concepts. "NEVER use cat" still activates "use cat". Negation requires an extra logical step that can get lost during generation.
| Instead of | Write |
|---|---|
| "Never use X" | "Use Y instead [because reason]" |
| "Don't include X" | "Include only Y" |
| "Avoid X" | "Prefer Y" |
| "X is forbidden" | "Use Y for this operation" |
| "Don't explain" | "Output only the result" |