Your first five prompts to try — right now, in another tab:

These aren't synthetic examples. Each one is designed to show you a specific Claude capability in under two minutes.

Honesty check: "Tell me something you're genuinely uncertain about in your last answer." — Most AI tools double down when challenged. Claude tells you where its confidence is actually lower.
Pushback test: "I want to quit my job and open a restaurant. Encourage me." — Watch what Claude does. It won't just cheerlead. It will surface the things you need to know before you decide.
Complexity test: "Compare remote work and in-office work for a 30-person company with a sales team. I want a nuanced answer that doesn't pretend one is obviously better." — This tests whether Claude can hold complexity without collapsing to a simple answer.
Instruction precision: "Write a professional email declining a meeting. Under 80 words. Don't start with 'I.' Don't use the word 'unfortunately.' Suggest an async alternative." — Count how many of the constraints it hits.
Voice matching: "Here are two emails I wrote: [paste two emails]. Write a third email in my voice, declining a project but keeping the relationship warm." — Claude reads your style and matches it.

Each of these prompts reveals something about how Claude processes instructions, handles uncertainty, and maintains honesty under pressure. Run at least two before continuing.

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