You want Claude to act as an expert code reviewer. The best way to set — Claude 101 Practice — Claude Cert Academy

You want Claude to act as an expert code reviewer. The best way to set that up is:

• Write 'I want you to be smart about this' at the start
• Use technical jargon to signal the level of expertise you expect
• Ask Claude to rate its own expertise level first
• Include an explicit role instruction: 'You are a senior software engineer reviewing this code for security vulnerabilities'

Answer: Include an explicit role instruction: 'You are a senior software engineer reviewing this code for security vulnerabilities'

Explicit role instructions are the most reliable way to frame Claude's response. Jargon and vague requests are less predictable.

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