Anthropic says it cut 80 percent of Claude Code's system prompt because Fable 5 models "want a smaller system prompt"

Anthropic reduced Claude Code's system prompt by 80 percent due to the new Fable 5 models' preference for smaller prompts. This change marks a shift in how AI models are steered, with a focus on context over hard rules. The update allows for more imaginative responses.

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