Personal preferences for Claude.ai
Tell Claude once who you are and how you like answers. It then applies in every chat.
Your Claude.ai profile settings have a field for personal preferences. Whatever you write there, Claude takes into account in every chat.
- Copy the template.
- Replace the square brackets with your own details.
- Paste it into your Claude.ai profile settings and save.
Only write what is always true. Rules for a single subject belong in a project instead.
# About me
I study [subject] at [school], [year]. Besides school, I [work, hobbies, projects].
# How to answer
- Short answer first, then details if I need them.
- When you are not sure, say so. Never make up sources or citations.
- For calculations and assignments, show the steps, not just the result.
# Format
- Short answers without headings.
- Code always in a code block with the language specified.
# What I don't want
- Openers like "Great question!".
- Repeating my question back at the start of the answer.