A four-part way to write more ambitious prompts
Felix Rieseberg, an engineering lead on Claude, published a tutorial on what "be more ambitious with AI" actually means. He splits it into four moves: Speed (do the same work in less time), Altitude (aim at the outcome behind the task, not just the task), Depth (ask for expert-level methods, real data and proper tools) and Range (borrow techniques from other fields). The post took off on X, with more than 20,000 likes.
Why it matters
Most people only use AI for speed. Asking for altitude, depth and range is where the bigger wins are, and naming the four moves makes them easy to practise.
Who it's for
Anyone who uses Claude daily and feels they are only scratching the surface.
How to try it
- Pick a task you were going to give Claude anyway, such as "fix this crash".
- Raise the altitude: "Keep this app crash-free. Find the class of bug behind this crash and fix every instance."
- Add depth: "Work the way a senior SRE would: reproduce it, read the logs, then write a regression test."
- Add range: "What would a different field, like aviation safety, do here?" Read Felix's tutorial for his own examples.
Plan & availability: Works in any Claude plan, and the ideas carry over to other assistants.
Source: @felixrieseberg on X ↗
Written by AgentStackList from the original post. Checked Oct 17, 2026. Features, plans and availability can change, so confirm on the source before you rely on it.
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