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of 5— Gather your style guide materials
What you'll accomplish
By the end of this guide, you'll have Claude configured as a documentation reviewer that knows your company's style guide. Instead of manually scanning documents for terminology inconsistencies, you'll paste a document and get a list of every violation — inconsistent terms, passive voice issues, deprecated product names — in under a minute.
What you'll need
- Claude.ai account (free tier works; Claude Pro recommended for longer documents)
- Your company style guide (PDF, Google Doc, or Confluence page — you'll paste the relevant sections)
- Your terminology list (product names, preferred terms, deprecated terms)
- Time needed: 30-45 minutes initial setup; 2-3 minutes per document review
- Cost: Free tier adequate; Claude Pro ($20/month) handles longer documents
How-To Guide: Style Guide Enforcement with Claude
Step 1: Gather your style guide materials
Before opening Claude, collect the most important parts of your style guide:
- List your preferred terminology (e.g., "user ID" not "username", "click" not "press")
- List deprecated product/feature names to flag
- Note your key style rules (active voice, Oxford comma, title casing rules)
- Keep this list to one page of text — you don't need the entire manual
What you should see: A focused list of your most important rules — the ones you catch yourself enforcing repeatedly. Troubleshooting: If you don't have a formal style guide, start with your terminology list and your top 5 style preferences.