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mid-conversation-system-messages
Claude Developer Platform · title
build-with-claude/mid-conversation-system-messages
Modifying system prompts
Claude Code CLI · title
agent-sdk/modifying-system-prompts
Desktop and filesystem access
Claude Documentation · title
third-party/claude-desktop/local-access
SDK Tiering System
Model Context Protocol · title
community/sdk-tiers
Filesystems Charter
Model Context Protocol · title
community/working-groups/filesystems
SEP-1730: SDKs Tiering System
Model Context Protocol · title
seps/1730-sdks-tiering-system
claude-fable-5
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-fable-5
claude-fable-5-1
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-fable-5-1
claude-haiku-3
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-haiku-3
claude-haiku-3-5
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-haiku-3-5
claude-haiku-4-5
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-haiku-4-5
claude-opus-3
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-opus-3
claude-opus-4
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-opus-4
claude-opus-4-1
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-opus-4-1
claude-opus-4-5
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-opus-4-5
claude-opus-4-6
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-opus-4-6
claude-opus-4-7
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-opus-4-7
claude-opus-4-8
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-opus-4-8
claude-opus-5
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-opus-5
claude-sonnet-3-5
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-sonnet-3-5
claude-sonnet-3-7
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-sonnet-3-7
claude-sonnet-4
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-sonnet-4
claude-sonnet-4-5
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-sonnet-4-5
claude-sonnet-4-6
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/claude-sonnet-4-6
overview
Claude Developer Platform · path
release-notes/system-prompts/overview
glossary
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/glossary
…connect AI models to different data sources and tools. MCP enables AI systems to maintain consistent context across interactions and access external resources in a standardized manner. See the [MCP do…
choosing-a-model
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/models/choosing-a-model
…Multihour autonomous coding agents, large-scale refactoring, complex systems engineering, vision-heavy workflows, computer use | | Speed and capability for everyday coding, agent, and enterprise w…
Or, for the model with the same capabilities and no access approval requirement:
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/models/migration-guide
…*Prefill:** Prefilling the assistant message returns a 400 error. Use system prompt instructions instead. * **Context window and output:** A [1M token context window](https://platform.claude.com/docs/…
optimizing-for-cost-and-intelligence
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/models/optimizing-for-cost-and-intelligence
…very turn of an agentic task resends the entire growing conversation: system prompt, tool definitions, and every prior turn. A 40-turn task sends its first turn 40 times, so task cost grows with rough…
pricing
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/pricing
…your prompt across API calls. Instead of reprocessing the same large system prompt, document, or conversation history on every request, the API reads from cache at a fraction of the standard input pr…
commerce-agents
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/use-case-guides/commerce-agents
…a Claude Code plugin that scaffolds the same design against your own systems. The code, setup instructions, and safety documentation are in the [Claude for commerce repository on GitHub](https://git…
content-moderation
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/use-case-guides/content-moderation
…g resources, ML expertise, and infrastructure costs. Human moderation systems incur even higher costs. With Claude, you can have a sophisticated moderation system operational in significantly less tim…
customer-support-chat
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/use-case-guides/customer-support-chat
…. Start by writing the elements of a strong prompt, beginning with a system prompt. Create a file called `config.py` and add each of the following blocks to it: ```python IDENTITY = """You are Eva,…
Create the full URL from the GitHub repository
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/use-case-guides/legal-summarization
…s.create( model=model, max_tokens=max_tokens, system="You are a legal analyst specializing in real estate law, known for highly accurate and detailed summaries of sublease agre…
Create an instance of the Claude API client
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/use-case-guides/ticket-routing
…ed * Access to, and familiarity with, your existing support ticketing system * A sample set of historical support tickets for testing ## Define whether to use Claude for ticket routing Here are some…
PDF Processing
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/best-practices
…t window with everything else Claude needs to know, including: * The system prompt * Conversation history * Other Skills' metadata * Your actual request Not every token in your Skill has an immediat…
claude-api-skill
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/claude-api-skill
…the mandatory **Agent (once) → Session (every run)** flow: `model`, `system`, and `tools` live on the agent, never on the session, and agents should be created once and referenced by ID. Managed Age…
enterprise
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/enterprise
…| High: secrets exposed in Git history and context window | | Filesystem access scope | Paths outside the Skill directory, broad glob patterns, path traversal (`../`) | Medi…
PDF Processing
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/overview
…data-retention). </Note> ## Why use Skills Skills are reusable, filesystem-based resources that give Claude domain-specific expertise: workflows, context, and best practices that turn a general-purp…
quickstart
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/agent-skills/quickstart
…nd download the file with the Files API. The example saves it to your system temp directory: <CodeGroup> ```bash cURL # Extract the file ID. The code execution tool runs the Skill's code through…
mcp-connector
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/mcp-connector
…tool. You can steer how readily Claude calls MCP tools through your system prompt. See [When Claude uses tools](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/agents-and-tools/tool-use/overview#when-claude-use…
Edit docker-compose.yaml: increment the integer in the setup service's
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/mcp-tunnels/deploy-compose
…SHA-256 digest, runs every container as non-root with a read-only filesystem, drops all Linux capabilities, and disables privilege escalation. ```bash cat > docker-compose.yaml <<'EOF…
deploy-helm
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/mcp-tunnels/deploy-helm
…--------------------------------------------- | | Subject | `system:serviceaccount:mcp-tunnel:mcp-tunnel-setup` | | Audience | `api.anthropic.com` (the chart's default; no scheme) |…
reference
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/mcp-tunnels/reference
…| | `upstream.tls.include_system_cas` | Also trust the system CA bundle for upstream TLS.…
advisor-tool
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/advisor-tool
…model server-side. The advisor runs under its own Anthropic-supplied system prompt and receives the executor's full transcript as quoted context in its input. That transcript includes your system pro…
bash-tool
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/bash-tool
…ent workflows:** Run build commands, tests, and development tools * **System automation:** Execute scripts, manage files, automate tasks * **Data processing:** Process files, run analysis scripts, man…
browser-use-tool
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/browser-use-tool
…esh profile that holds no credentials, and no access to sensitive filesystems or internal networks; isolate any tool you run alongside it the same way. 2. Restrict the hosts the browser can reach to…
build-a-tool-using-agent
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/build-a-tool-using-agent
…(echo "$TOOL_USE" | jq -c '.input')" # Execute the tool. In a real system this would call your calendar API. # Here the result is hardcoded to keep the example self-contained. RESULT='{"event_i…
code-execution-tool
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/code-execution-tool
…nalyze data, create visualizations, perform complex calculations, run system commands, create and edit files, and process uploaded files directly within the API conversation. The code execution tool a…
computer-use-tool
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/computer-use-tool
…irtual machine or container with minimal privileges to prevent direct system attacks or accidents. 2. Avoiding giving the model access to sensitive data, such as account login information, to preven…