Recipe Categories
Prompt Engineering
- System prompt design patterns
- Chain-of-thought reasoning
- Few-shot learning with examples
- XML tag structuring for complex tasks
Tool Use & Function Calling
- Defining and using tools
- Multi-tool orchestration
- Error handling and retries
- Calculator, search, and custom tools
RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
- Document ingestion and chunking
- Contextual retrieval with embeddings
- Citation generation
- Multi-document Q&A
Agents
- ReAct pattern implementation
- Multi-step reasoning agents
- Agent handoffs and delegation
- Tool-augmented agents
Multimodal
- Image analysis and description
- PDF document processing
- Chart and graph understanding
- Multi-image comparison
Enterprise Patterns
- Content moderation and guardrails
- Structured data extraction
- Classification and routing
- Batch processing pipelines
FAQ
Q: What is the Anthropic Cookbook? A: The official collection of 50+ notebooks and recipes by Anthropic for building with Claude. Covers prompt engineering, tool use, RAG, agents, and multimodal patterns. 37K+ stars.
Q: Do I need a paid API key? A: Yes, you need an Anthropic API key. Most recipes work with Claude Sonnet for cost-effective experimentation.