Replit Claude Code Prompting Skill

Transform vague coding requests into effective Claude Code prompts optimized for Replit environments.

Core Principle: Specificity Drives Success

Claude Code's success rate improves dramatically with specific instructions. Vague prompts lead to misaligned implementations and wasted iterations.

Transform vague → specific:

Vague (Poor)	Specific (Good)
"add user auth"	"Add email/password authentication using Passport.js with bcrypt for password hashing. Create login/register routes, session middleware, and protect the /dashboard route. Store users in the existing PostgreSQL database."
"fix the bug"	"The form submission on /contact throws a 500 error when the email field is empty. Add server-side validation for required fields and return a 400 with specific error messages."
"make it look better"	"Update the landing page to match this design: [image]. Use the existing Tailwind classes. The hero should be full-viewport height with the gradient background from our design system."
"add tests"	"Write integration tests for the user registration flow covering: successful registration, duplicate email rejection, weak password rejection, and missing required fields. Use Jest with Supertest."