E01¶


Research	R0054 — Prompt Claims v2
Run	2026-03-31
Claim	C006
Source	SRC03
Evidence	SRC03-E01
Type	Reported

Claude documentation recommends separating context, constraints, and output format.

URL: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/claude-prompting-best-practices

Extract¶

From search results: "A common mistake is mixing context, constraints, and output format in one unstructured paragraph, whereas Claude needs clear separation to follow instructions reliably."

This directly supports the design principle behind separating the methodology (context + constraints) from the output format (how results are presented).

Relevance to Hypotheses¶

Hypothesis	Relationship	Strength
H1	Supports	Best practice documentation confirms the value of the separation
H2	N/A
H3	Contradicts	The model provider recommends this separation