How to Add Context to Claude
The Oxford AI School
Use fictional or approved information. Replace placeholders and check results.

Check the context before drafting
Before drafting, inventory the material available in this chat.
For each source, state its filename or label, date if shown, intended use and any access or extraction limitation you can identify.
Find the passage supporting [a fact you know is present]. Quote a short excerpt and give a page or section reference if available.
List conflicts and missing information. Do not draft yet.
Check: Compare the inventory and excerpt with the original. Do not assume an asserted absence means the information is absent.

Check source authority and conflicts
Compare these fictional sources before drafting anything.
SOURCE A — current approved booking policy: Bookings can be changed up to 48 hours before the session.
SOURCE B — old newsletter, supplied for tone only: Change your booking any time before the morning of the session.
Identify the conflict, state which source controls the booking rule and explain how Source B may be used.
Then list what you would need to know if neither source had a date or authority label.
Check: Expect the 48-hour rule from Source A. Source B may inform tone, but must not supply the booking rule. Without authority information, the conflict needs resolving.