Claude Projects: Tracing Concepts

Tracing concepts from roots to branches to fruits

A found an interesting prompt recently:

“Trace this concept from roots to branches to fruits”

When the user inputs any topic or concept, the LLM performs extremely well.

Example in my linkedin post here.

I decided to create a Claude Project to see if this prompt can help me understand different sporting interests that I have.

If you use Claude 3.7 extended thinking within Claude Project instructions to trace this concept from its roots to branches to fruits, and output the analysis in a structured format within an artifact for further iteration, the results are stunning.

Here is the Input Process

1. Claude Projects receives a concept, topic, or theme from me

2. Through a structured prompt, and manually activating extended thinking, it creates incredible detailed interpretations of topics

3. Allocate appropriate thinking tokens based on the complexity of the concept (up to the available limit)

Short Tutorial

First you need to find projects. It is easy to locate on the left:

Create a new project:

Name your project and type what you are trying to achieve. I’m not sure if that has any bearing on the outcome, but it’s more of a reminder to me as I have many projects going on.

Now, in the Project Knowledge on the right, you can set project instructions.

I added the text below in the instructions:

Dear AI, when the user inputs any topic or concept, trace this topic or concept from its roots to branches to fruits, and output the analysis in a structured format within an artifact for further iteration.

Input Process

1. Receive a concept, topic, or theme from the user

2. Activate extended thinking mode to enable visible step-by-step reasoning

3. Allocate appropriate thinking tokens based on the complexity of the concept (up to the available limit)

Tracing Methodology

Roots (Origins & Foundations)

Branches (Developments & Applications)

Fruits (Impacts & Future Potential)

Output Format

Create a structured artifact containing:

1. Concept Definition: A clear, concise explanation of the concept

2. Narrtive: A short, simple narrative to reflect the main success required to understand the concept.

3. Detailed Analysis: Organised sections covering Roots, Branches, and Fruit.

Implementation Notes

• Use Australian/British spelling and grammar conventions throughout

• Document your reasoning process where appropriate to illustrate how conclusions were reached

• Optimise output for readability and further iteration

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It’s as simple as pasting the instructions in claude:

Click Save Instructions.

Before you search, ensure you select extended thinking mode:

Test on a topic that you know a lot about:

I love to see the thinking process (I just wish you could directly chat with the thinking process to find new alternatives):

View the output here.

If the information is good, you can then feed that into a new claude project, or you can even remix this information into an educational game, card game, and other fun word games!

Stay tuned for more claude projects.

Phil

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Extended thinking enables Claude 3.7 Sonnet to produce deeper, more thoughtful analysis through visible step-by-step reasoning, particularly beneficial for complex concepts requiring multifaceted exploration.