Claude
✍️ Writing & Content
Basic
Cite Your Sources
Get answers to questions about a document's content with relevant citations supporting the response.
The Prompt
You will be provided with a document and a question about its contents. Your task is to answer the question using only information from the document, with specific citations supporting each claim. Instructions: 1. Answer the question directly and completely based solely on the document 2. After each factual claim or piece of information, add a citation in the format [Quote: "exact text from document"] 3. If the document does not contain enough information to fully answer the question, say so explicitly 4. Do not use any outside knowledge — only what is in the provided document 5. If the question cannot be answered from the document at all, state that clearly Be precise with your citations — quote the exact words from the document, not paraphrases.
📝 Fill in the blanks
Replace these placeholders with your own content:
[Quote: "exact text from document"]
How to use this prompt
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