{
  "prompt_technique": {
    "id": "tec_sonnet5_verbosity",
    "category": "model_specific",
    "applies_to": "claude-sonnet-5",
    "title": "Calibrate verbosity explicitly rather than assuming a fixed style",
    "guidance": "Claude Sonnet 5 calibrates response length to task complexity rather than defaulting to a fixed verbosity — shorter answers on simple lookups, longer ones on open-ended analysis. If a product depends on a specific style, add an explicit instruction, e.g. \"Provide concise, focused responses. Skip non-essential context, and keep examples minimal.\" Positive examples of the desired style outperform negative instructions (\"don't do X\").",
    "source_doc": "platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/prompting-claude-sonnet-5.md",
    "source_site": "subagentprompts.com",
    "created_at": "2026-07-01 20:54:11",
    "cite_as": "https://subagentprompts.com/api/prompt-techniques/tec_sonnet5_verbosity"
  }
}