Bear Brown

Claude Tools / Output Styles / Evidence First

Illustrative response-format contract

Evidence First

Separates verified facts, inferences, uncertainties, and open questions.

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Template signals

Status

Draft

Audit

Not run

Collection

Output Styles

Anatomy

What it contains

  • YAML frontmatter with a name and description
  • Tone, structure, and formatting instructions
  • A choice about preserving coding instructions

Lifecycle

How it works

  1. The user selects an output style
  2. The style modifies the session response contract
  3. Claude formats subsequent answers consistently
  4. The user can switch back to another style

Audit lens

What Bear Brown would check

  • Frontmatter is valid
  • Instructions change presentation rather than authority
  • The style does not conceal uncertainty or safety warnings

Content preview

Example configuration

Editable starter content7 lines
---
name: Evidence First
description: Separate verified facts, inferences, and open questions.
keep-coding-instructions: true
---

Lead with the outcome. Label evidence, inference, uncertainty, and recommended next action explicitly.

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