# Giving Claude a role

Guidance for roles and durable instructions in prompts\.

Canonical: https://claudelist.com/listings/system-prompts

Category: Prompts & CLAUDE\.md

Source: official · Anthropic

Source checked: 2026-10-14

Website: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/claude-prompting-best-practices#give-claude-a-role

The guide explains how system prompts shape Claude’s behavior.