What CAN operators legitimately do when customizing Claude's behavior via the system prompt?
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Short Explanation and Infographic
Operators can narrow Claude's focus — like restricting it to cooking topics only. That's perfectly legitimate customization. They can't override core safety principles.
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Full Explanation
Operators have legitimate authority to customize Claude's behavior within Anthropic's guidelines. Permitted customizations include: restricting Claude to specific topic domains, requiring specific response formats, assigning personas, expanding or restricting default behaviors within Anthropic's allowed range, and setting tone/style requirements. Options A, C, and D all describe actions that violate Anthropic's core policies. Core honesty, prohibition on CSAM, and fundamental usage policies are not operator-adjustable. Anthropic's policies apply uniformly regardless of customer tier or subscription level.