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The LLM Format Cheat Sheet
Everything that decides whether an AI actually uses your words. Keep it by your keyboard, or paste it into your AI.
The companion cheat sheet to the article "LLMs Don't Read, They Parse." Seven rules for formatting prompts, CLAUDE.md files, and anything an AI reads, so the model parses what matters. Includes a drop-in block you can paste into any prompt or system prompt.
What's inside
- ·1. Draw boundaries the model can find
- ·2. Put what matters where the model looks
- ·3. Pick the format for the job
- ·4. CLAUDE.md and agent files
- ·5. Word it as do, not don't
- ·6. To get cited by AI (when you publish)
- ·7. Don't strangle the output
- ·Paste this into your AI