1. CREATE ARTIFACTS
Pattern: “Create a [specific thing with details]” Builds interactive apps, dashboards, or documents you can edit in real-time.
Example: “Create a budget tracker with income/expense categories and monthly charts”
2. TRIGGER WEB SEARCH
Pattern: “Latest on [current topic]?” Gets current information and recent news beyond Claude’s training data.
Example: “Latest developments in AI reasoning models?”
3. USE ANALYSIS TOOL
Pattern: “Analyze this [data]” + upload file Processes data files, runs calculations, and creates visualizations.
Example: “Analyze these sales trends and forecast Q2 revenue”
4. START RESEARCH
Pattern: “Research [topic] comprehensively” Conducts deep multi-step research with synthesis across sources.
Example: “Research enterprise AI deployment best practices comprehensively”
5. GET CODING HELP
Pattern: “Help me [task] in [language/framework]” Assists with development, debugging, and refactoring code.
Example: “Help me build a REST API with authentication in Python Flask”
6. GENERATE CONTENT
Pattern: “Write a [type] about [topic] for [audience]” Creates tailored content for your specific audience and purpose.
Example: “Write a technical whitepaper on AI agents for CTOs”
7. PROCESS FILES
Pattern: Upload + “Extract/Summarize/Analyze this” Extracts information and insights from uploaded documents.
Example: “Extract key findings from this 200-page audit report”
8. USE PROJECTS
Pattern: “I’m working on [project goal]” Maintains context across multiple sessions for long-term work.
Example: “I’m building a customer analytics SaaS platform”
9. USE AGENT TEAMS
Pattern: “Build [complex deliverable] with [components]” Coordinates multiple Claude instances for complex development tasks.
Example: “Build a compiler with test suite and documentation” Requires Claude Code (Max plan)
10. USE COWORK
Pattern: “Organize/Sort [files] by [criteria]” Automates file management and batch operations.
Example: “Sort my Downloads by project and archive old files” Requires Claude Cowork (Max plan)
11. BE SPECIFIC
Pattern: Add details, constraints, and requirements Improves output quality by providing clear specifications.
Example: “Create a React dashboard with dark mode, TypeScript, and Tailwind”
12. ITERATE & REFINE
Pattern: “Make it more [improvement]” or “Add [feature]” Refines existing outputs with targeted improvements.
Example: “Make it more production-ready with error handling”
PRO TIPS:
- Combine patterns for complex tasks
- Start broad, then iterate
- Provide examples of what you want
- Add context about your use case