The Short Notes Prompt: Stop Claude re-reading your whole chat
The exact prompt that turns a long Claude chat into short notes, the second prompt that checks what they left out, and how to carry on in a clean chat.
Charlie Hills Added 5 November 2026 · Free
What’s inside
11. The prompt
22. Check what the notes left out
33. Copy, clear, paste
44. In the normal Claude app
55. Why long chats eat your limit
66. When to use /compact instead
77. Keep it as a skill
1. The prompt
Paste this at the end of a job, before you start the next one.
I'm about to start a fresh chat. Write short notes so the new chat can carry on without this one. Cover what we decided, what's finished, what's next, and any exact wording or numbers I'd hate to lose. Keep it under 150 words.
What you should get back
Here's the kind of thing you'll get back, in 141 words:
The Second Visit: handoff notes
Decided: 10-lesson weekday email course with templates for local service businesses (1-10 staff, owner does marketing). $29 flat, 14-day refund, no crossed-out $97. Bonus: Zoom Q&A, Feb 18. Feeds $1,500 package (with Priya, staggered starts), pitched only in Lesson 10, the Q&A and a follow-up email.
Dates: Dec 4 drafts; Dec 18 final; Jan 5 sales page; Jan 12 warm-up; Jan 19/21/26 launch emails (closes 11:59 p.m. Jan 26); Feb 1-12 course; Feb 25 follow-up; Apr 2 review: beat $9,088 with 3+ package sales.
Keep: Dana: 40 emails, 11 bookings in a week (quote approved; Dana reviews wording; confirm "last year"). A/B test, 15% each, by clicks: "The customers who meant to come back" vs "They said they'd be back."
That’s the first part. The rest of this guide is free too.
Charlie Hills
Charlie Hills Added 5 November 2026 · Free