{
  "prompt_technique": {
    "id": "tec_reduce_hallucinations_quotes",
    "category": "guardrail",
    "applies_to": "all",
    "title": "Extract direct quotes before analysis on long documents",
    "guidance": "For documents over roughly 20k tokens, ask Claude to extract word-for-word quotes first before performing its task. This grounds the response in the actual text rather than a paraphrase, reducing hallucination. Pair with citation verification: have Claude cite a supporting quote for each claim, and retract any claim it cannot support with one.",
    "source_doc": "platform.claude.com/docs/en/test-and-evaluate/strengthen-guardrails/reduce-hallucinations.md",
    "source_site": "subagentprompts.com",
    "created_at": "2026-07-01 20:54:11",
    "cite_as": "https://subagentprompts.com/api/prompt-techniques/tec_reduce_hallucinations_quotes"
  }
}