# Claude Opus 5: Eight Instruction Blocks for Improving Its Use

DevFeed: [Claude Opus 5: Eight Instruction Blocks for Improving Its Use](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/claude-opus-5-the-best-opus-yet-once-you-heal-it-39178.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.productcompass.pm/p/claude-opus-5-the-best-opus-yet-once>)

Author: Paweł Huryn

Published: 2026-08-10T17:52:32Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [The Product Compass](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-product-compass.md>)

Topics: [Claude](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude.md>), [anthropic](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/anthropic.md>)

Tags: [anthropic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/anthropic.md>), [claude](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude.md>), [model](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/model.md>)

## AI overview

An opinion article argues that Claude Opus 5 performs better with more instructions, presenting eight instruction blocks based on the author's experience.

## Source excerpt

Anthropic was proud of removing 80% of instructions. This model needs more of them. The eight blocks that made Opus 5 the best Opus I have used.