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
platform.claude.com/docs/en/test-and-evaluate/strengthen-guardrails/reduce-hallucinations.md
provenance
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