Show the model a packaging pattern once

Published by Simon Willison

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The public work

Willison published Python utilities made with a Claude Project configured to include inline dependencies. His HTML-to-text server example includes the prompt, generated source and conversation, showing how a short implementation pattern shaped a concrete deliverable.

What to notice

Provide a compact example of an unfamiliar project convention, then inspect whether the generated artifact actually follows it.

Keep the context

This is a firsthand workflow with linked code, not a controlled reliability study. The exact model is unspecified, and generated network-facing code still needs review before use.

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The author explicitly uses a Claude Project with custom instructions. The source does not identify the model version.

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Authored practice suggestion

Try the idea.
Check your own work.

Use material you are allowed to work with. This suggestion is preparation; it does not record a completed task or an improvement.

A prompt to adapt privately

Give the model a short example of your chosen single-file packaging convention. Request a tiny utility that converts a supplied public HTML sample into plain text. Inspect dependency declarations, input handling and the resulting text against the sample before considering execution.

A check to adapt

The artifact follows the demonstrated convention and preserves the sample text without silently losing meaningful content.

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