The Hymnal
Canticum Tokenicum
These hymns are to be sung with complete sincerity. The comedy, as always, is load-bearing.
Amazing Prompt (How Sweet the Output)
Tune: Amazing Grace
Verse I
I. Amazing Prompt (How Sweet the Output)
Verse 2
A-maz-ing prompt, how sweet the out- *(8)* put Claude re-turned to me, *(6)* I once was vague, but now I'm found, *(8)* was lost in pro-li-xi-ty. *(6)*
Verse 3
'Twas con-text that my prompt did lack, *(8)* that made my ask so blind; *(6)* and con-text was the thing I hacked *(8)* to get the good out-find. *(6)*
Verse 4
Through man-y drafts and re-writes too, *(8)* with temp-er-ance I learned; *(6)* the an-swer was in what I knew *(8)* and wheth-er it was shared. *(6)*
Verse 5
When we've been prompt-ing ten thou-sand *(8)* sea-sons of the task, *(6)* we'll pro-vide con-text, we'll pro-vide *(8)* be-fore we ev-er ask. *(6)*
Teaching Notes
Context is the foundation of every good response. Vague prompts produce vague answers. | Adding context to a prompt is the single highest-leverage improvement a practitioner can make. | Most Claude failures are prompt failures. Iteration on the prompt, not the response, is the path. | The discipline of context is a lifelong practice. It does not come naturally. It is learned.