Prompting

Clone the Smart Model's Brain Into the Cheap One

Clone Fable 5's brain into the cheaper models before the free window closes: the audit prompt, the skill-file conversion, and the instructions file that lets Opus pick up where Fable left off.

Alex ChenAlex Chen@nocodealex · 50,000+ follow on Instagram
3min read
3prompts to copy
3sections

The idea in one line. Fable 5 is the best model at understanding how you work, so before it goes pay per token, make it write that understanding DOWN. Files survive the deadline; the model's context does not. One evening, three prompts, in order.

Free, for your emailGet the full setup steps + the copy-paste setup prompt

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Get the full setup steps + the copy-paste setup prompt

The rest of this guide (3 more sections, 3 copy-paste prompts) opens right here. The setup prompt, one paste into Claude that sets it all up, comes by email only. Use your real address.

Unlocks: The audit prompt · The skill-file conversion · The instructions file

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