Claude
Get a structured second read of a long document with Claude
Use an AI assistant to summarise, outline or question a long report or draft, while you keep responsibility for what it says.
Written from the tool's official pages, listed under Official sources at the end of this guide. Check them for current features, limits and terms.
Try it (opens in a new tab)Steps to try
- Confirm you are permitted to share the document with an external service. If unsure, ask, or remove sensitive details first.
- State the goal in one sentence: for example, find unclear passages in a design note, or list the assumptions in a memo.
- Provide the text or file and ask for a short outline first, so you can see whether it understood the structure.
- Ask specific follow-ups: which claims lack support, what is ambiguous, what a reader might misunderstand.
- Ask it to quote the passage it is referring to, and verify each quote against the original.
- Make the edits yourself and keep your own judgement on figures, citations and conclusions.
Limitations
Long documents may be handled imperfectly; details can be missed or summarised wrongly. It may agree with you too readily. It cannot replace a qualified review for legal, tax, safety or engineering sign-off.
Pricing
Plans, usage limits and file-size limits change. Check the official website for current details.
Privacy and data
Treat uploaded documents as shared with a third party. Check the provider's privacy terms and any retention or training settings, and follow your employer's or client's confidentiality rules.
About the sources
Based on Anthropic's product page, which describes the product's general purpose: drafting and working with files. Customer stories on that page are the vendor's marketing.
Alternatives
ChatGPT and other assistants offer similar features. A human colleague is the better choice for anything high-stakes.
Official sources
The official pages this guide was written from. Read them for current features, limits and terms.