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How to get a better answer from an AI chat

Prompt habits that work in ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, plus the settings where each product stores standing instructions. The goal is an answer you can check, not a longer answer.

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  1. AI toolsSet Instructions for Claude in SettingsClick your initials at the lower left, then Settings, then Instructions for Claude.Easy · 3 min
  2. Privacy & SecurityUse a temporary ChatGPT chat when you do not want it savedTurn Temporary chat on before you type. It is not added to history and it does not update memory.Easy · 1 min
  3. AI toolsSet ChatGPT custom instructions onceSettings > Personalization, or Customize ChatGPT. Keep it short, and leave secrets out.Easy · 3 min
  4. AI toolsAsk for steps you can check, and stop when one is missingTell it to number the taps and to flag any menu name that might have changed.Easy · 1 min
  5. AI toolsTell the chatbot your exact device and version firstOne line, like iPhone, iOS 26, or Pixel, Android 16, stops it inventing a menu from a different year.Easy · 1 min
  6. AI toolsSet standing instructions in Gemini, if your account has themLook for Instructions for Gemini in Settings. Work and school accounts often do not have it. A Gem ignores it.Easy · 3 min
  7. AI toolsPut one piece of work in a Claude projectProject instructions stay in that project. They do not leak into every chat.Moderate · 3 min

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