A few short questions, plain English, no jargon. Your answers become Claude's standing instructions.
The name of your podcast — used in show notes, promo copy, and all episode documents.
The structural format of your episodes. Claude calibrates outlines, question sets, and show notes to match.
Who listens to your show? e.g., "Early-career software engineers who want to break into senior roles" or "Small business owners in the service industry."
The target duration for a finished episode. Claude scales outlines, segment counts, and question sets to fit this length.
How often do you publish new episodes? Claude factors this in when suggesting content pipelines or episode planning approaches.
The specific subject area your show covers. e.g., "B2B SaaS marketing," "sustainable living," "personal finance for freelancers." Claude uses this to keep episode ideas and questions on-topic.