Station 2 · Block 04
Set It Up Once
A project keeps your briefing, so every new chat starts with it
Description
What a project is
A workspace in Claude for one recurring job.
- InstructionsHow you work: who you are, the rules, the tone. They apply to every chat in the project.
- KnowledgeFiles Claude should know: price list, terms, good earlier replies.
- ChatsEvery new chat starts with all of it. You only bring the new case.
- SharedIn company accounts, colleagues can work in the same project.
Source: Claude Help Center · What are projects?
The briefing becomes something permanent.
The canvas from Block 03, sorted into the project.
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Instructions
Task contextRules
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Knowledge
Background dataExamples
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Chat
The task
At work, a project is a role.
Anthropic’s examples range from a product launch to a home renovation. In a company, set one up for a job that comes back, not for a single case.
- 01 ✕ “Nordfrucht complaint”
- 02 ✓ “Customer correspondence”
- 03 ✓ “Quotes”
- 04 ✓ “Monthly report”
Source: Anthropic · Claude 101
Set up once, for the whole team.
Share a project, and every colleague starts with the same instructions and files. Some can edit it, the rest just use it.
Source: Claude Help Center · What are projects?
What goes into a project, and what doesn’t
| Into the project | Stays out |
|---|---|
| Company profile, tone, goodwill limits | The single case: it goes into the chat |
| Templates you use every time | Anything that changes every week |
| Three to five good earlier examples | Personal data the job doesn’t need |
Source: Anthropic · Prompting best practices (three to five examples)
What's your next project?
Scan your tasks from earlier. Which ones would qualify as a project?
- 01 InstructionsWhat is true every time you do this job?
- 02 KnowledgeWhich files would a new colleague need?
- 03 ChatWhat is left for the single case?