Claude Organization Instructions: Company-Wide Guidance for Every Chat

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⚡ TL;DR Owners on Team and Enterprise can set instructions Claude applies to every conversation, up to 3,000 characters. They override conflicting personal instructions.

Consistent tone and rules across a whole company used to require training everyone. Claude organization instructions apply them automatically.

Here's how. 🏢

🏢 What Claude Organization Instructions Are

Custom guidance Claude applies to every conversation across your organization.

🔑 Who Can Set Them

Only Owner-level admins on Team or Enterprise plans, in Organization settings under Organization and access. The limit is 3,000 characters.

⚖️ How They Combine with Personal Rules

Organization rules win where they conflict with personal instructions; otherwise personal instructions still apply.

💡 Pro tip Keep them to brand voice, compliance rules and formatting; leave role-specific detail to projects.

📝 What to Include

Good candidates:

🗣️ Brand voice and terminology
⚖️ Compliance reminders
🧾 Standard formats for documents

Claude organization instructions make every answer on-brand. Want your company guidance written for Claude? Lord Of The Wix can draft it. ✨

❓ Claude organization instructions FAQ

What are Claude organization instructions?

Guidance Claude applies to every conversation in your organization.

Who can set organization instructions?

Owner-level admins on Team or Enterprise.

How long can they be?

Up to 3,000 characters.

Do they override personal instructions?

Only where they conflict; otherwise both apply.

Where are they set?

Organization settings, Organization and access.

🙏 Credit: This article is based on public information from the Claude Help Center. Claude is a product of Anthropic. Source: support.claude.com.

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