Claude Projects: shared context that makes a team's answers consistent
A project gives an assistant standing context: your instructions, your documents and your examples. Used well, it raises quality and saves repeated explanation.
By the Halden editorial team
What it does
Standing context for a purpose.
A project holds the instructions and reference material relevant to one body of work, such as a client, a product or a recurring report. Every conversation inside it starts with that context, so answers are more consistent and less generic.
What to include
Instructions, references and examples.
Write a short brief: who the audience is, the tone, the standards and the things to avoid. Add the few documents that matter, not everything you have, and one or two examples of excellent output.
- A one-page purpose and style brief.
- Key reference documents, kept current.
- Examples of good and poor outputs.
Watch-outs
Context can go stale or leak.
Old documents produce old answers, and a project may expose material to everyone who can open it. Check access and refresh content on a schedule. See your provider's documentation for current sharing options.
A next step
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