The outcome

Develop a strong draft through deliberate stages.

Claude is a general AI assistant. Careful long-form writing, reasoning through complex material, and disciplined coding or document work. This guide narrows that broad capability into one repeatable outcome, with checkpoints that keep the source material and your judgment in the loop.

Before you begin

Set the boundary before the tool starts.

Choose one real task, identify who will use the result, and decide what evidence or test will make the result acceptable. Gather only the source material needed for that task. If the work contains confidential, personal, regulated, or client-owned information, confirm that the platform and account are approved before sharing it.

Troiana principle

AI should make the work easier to inspect. If the workflow removes the source, the owner, or the review step, redesign the workflow.

Step by step

A workflow you can repeat.

  1. 01

    Give Claude a representative sample of your writing and identify the qualities to preserve.

  2. 02

    Describe the reader, purpose, argument, evidence, length, and phrases or habits to avoid.

  3. 03

    Ask for three different outlines and choose one before drafting.

  4. 04

    Revise in passes: argument first, structure second, sentence quality third, proofing last.

  5. 05

    Read the final draft aloud and restore any specificity or rhythm that disappeared.

Working standard

What good use looks like.

  • Give feedback with examples.
  • Revise one dimension at a time.
  • Keep final editorial responsibility with a person.

Desktop extensions can access connected tools and data. Use the smallest permission scope that accomplishes the task, and independently check claims or code before using them.

Official references

Check the current product documentation.

Features, plan limits, availability, and data controls change. These official pages are the starting points used for this collection.