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The BLUF Prompt for Claude

The three-rule prompt that makes Claude put the answer in sentence one. With the claude.ai setup, a real before and after, the US Army source, and versions for email, reports and Slack.

Charlie Hills Added 23 October 2026 · Free

What’s inside

  1. 11. The prompt
  2. 22. Set it up
  3. 33. The first thing to try
  4. 44. A real before and after
  5. 55. Where BLUF comes from
  6. 66. Versions for email, reports and Slack
  7. 77. How to check it works

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