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Claude Projects (🦋 Version)

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TL;DR - What You Need to Know

Claude Projects = Persistent AI workspaces where context is maintained across conversations
- Claude Projects is available at: claude.ai
Project Knowledge = The "memory" or "database" Claude uses (what Claude knows)
Project Instructions = The "system prompt" or "rules" that guide Claude's behavior (how Claude acts)

Learn More: Project Instructions function as a system prompt - special instructions that shape Claude's behavior

Visual Guide to Claude Projects

┌───────────────────────────────┐
│ CLAUDE PROJECT                │
│                               │
│ ┌─────────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │
│ │  PROJECT    │ │  PROJECT  │ │
│ │  KNOWLEDGE  │ │INSTRUCTION│ │
│ │             │ │           │ │
│ │  The facts  │ │ The rules │ │
│ │             │ │           │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └───────────┘ │
│                               │
└───────────────────────────────┘

Breakdown: Project Knowledge vs Instructions

Project Knowledge (What Claude Knows)

📚 Reference material
🧠 Background context
📂 Examples and templates
📑 Documents and sources

Project Instructions (How Claude Behaves)

🎭 Tone and style guide
📏 Output format rules
🚦 Process guidelines
⛔ Constraints

Setting Up a Claude Project: Step by Step

CREATE a new project with a nice name
ADD knowledge (information Claude needs to know)
WRITE instructions (how Claude should act/respond)
TEST with a simple question
REFINE based on results

3 Quick Tips for Success

Keep knowledge and instructions separate - Don't mix them up!
Update knowledge regularly - Add new info as you learn it
Be specific with instructions - Tell Claude exactly how you want responses formatted

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