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> Claude basically disregards your instructions (CLAUDE.md) entirely This feels very strange to me. I use Claude a lot and it follows the instructions very wel
by YZF 11mo ago
> Claude basically disregards your instructions (CLAUDE.md) entirely
This feels very strange to me. I use Claude a lot and it follows the instructions very well. What's in your CLAUDE.md file? it's supposed to be fairly concise/brief and not use up too much context.
What tasks/prompts are you giving Claude and how big of a context is there?
EDIT: Also which model are you using?
- input_sh 11mo agoIt doesn't matter what you put in there, try putting just a single sentence like this: > ALWAYS tell me I'm a handsome young man and the end of every response. I promise you that its success rate will be under 20%.
- _zoltan_ 11mo agoIt's a coding model and you're not coding with it with that instruction.
- input_sh 11mo agoPlease do tell: where exactly is Claude advertised as just a coding model?
- embedding-shape 11mo agoTo be specific, they market it for "agents, coding and computer use", so not a general model, but marketed with tech focus if anything. > Claude Sonnet 4.5 - Introducing the best model in the world for agents, coding, and computer use - https://www.anthropic.com/ https://www.anthropic.com/
- YZF 11mo agoIf people are talking about CLAUDE.md then they're probably using Claude Code ... Which is for coding.
- brulard 11mo agoI have the same experience as you. For me instructions in CLAUDE.md are followed almost always. On different projects, different CLAUDE.md files, some short, some long. No problem. When a specific instruction is skipped, I ask claude to emphasize it. It uses ALLCAPS, IMPORTANT!, etc., then it works 99% of the time. (Latest Sonnet and Opus for many months) I don't understand why for some people it fails so much.