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# Plan Claude Code tasks with a simple prompt

Mar 2025 / 6,065 views / [via X](https://x.com/iannuttall/status/1899182235758346294)

another simple prompt that works wonders with an over zealous claude 3.7 sonnet:

“think about this step by step and plan the most simple and effective way to build {your\_feature\_here}.

make it DRY (don’t repeat yourself).

do not write code yet and put your suggestions in a markdown checklist inside the .ai folder”

it stops 3.7 going off the rails and lets you riff on a todo list before adding it to context to actually build the feature

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