How to set Instructions for Claude
In Claude, click your initials at the lower left, choose Settings, and write how you want answers under Instructions for Claude. It applies to every chat.
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How to do it
In Claude, click your initials at the lower left.
Choose Settings.
Under Instructions for Claude, write how you want answers shaped and what to skip.
Keep secrets out of the box. Use a project when the rules only apply to one job.
On a Team or Enterprise account, organization instructions win where they conflict with yours. If a rule you wrote seems to be ignored, that is the first place to ask about.
Questions people ask
How is this different from project instructions?
Project instructions only apply inside one project. These apply everywhere.
Why is Claude ignoring my instructions?
On a Team or Enterprise account, organization instructions win where they conflict with yours.
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