R0054/2026-03-31/C006/SRC03

Research	R0054 — Prompt Claims v2
Run	2026-03-31
Claim	C006
Search	S01
Result	S01-R01
Source	SRC03

Claude API documentation on prompt engineering best practices — separation of concerns.

Source

Field	Value
Title	Prompting best practices - Claude API Docs
Publisher	Anthropic
Author(s)	Anthropic
Date	2026 (current)
URL	https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/claude-prompting-best-practices
Type	Technical documentation

Summary

Dimension	Rating
Reliability	High
Relevance	Medium
Bias: Missing data	Low risk
Bias: Measurement	N/A
Bias: Selective reporting	Low risk
Bias: Randomization	N/A -- not an RCT
Bias: Protocol deviation	N/A -- not an RCT
Bias: COI/Funding	Some concerns

Rationale

Dimension	Rationale
Reliability	Official documentation from the model provider.
Relevance	Discusses separation of context from task as a best practice, which maps to methodology/output separation.
Bias flags	COI: Anthropic has interest in promoting effective use of their models.

Evidence Extracts

Evidence ID	Summary
SRC03-E01	Claude needs "clear separation" of context, constraints, and output format for reliable results