Brief, mostly facts
Claude Code's creator lists three parts of a good prompt
Boris Cherny says a prompt needs clear intent, an explicit effort level and a way for the model to verify its own work. He shared the example on October 6.
What the research found
XDA reports Boris Cherny, Claude Code's creator, says a good prompt needs three things: clear intent, explicit effort level, and a way for the model to verify its own work; he shared the Home Depot artifact prompt on October 6, 2026.
Claims and how well the evidence supports them
- Boris Cherny, creator of Claude Code, says a good prompt needs three things 99%
- Cherny shared the prompt on October 6, 2026 used to build an interactive Home Depot website 97%
- Third tip is giving the tool a way to verify its own work, such as running tests 99%
- Second tip is specifying how much effort the model should spend, using Anthropic's effort control 97%
Evidence
- xda-developers.com https://xda-developers.com/claude-codes-creator-says-better-prompts-need-just-3-things
Actionability rated medium.