# 7. Keep It Simple

At full power Fable 5 can over-deliver: extra features, extra structure, extra polish nobody asked for. All of it costs credits.

**When to use:** Add to focused fixes and small builds where you want exactly what you asked for and nothing else.

## The prompt

```
Don't add features, refactor, or introduce abstractions beyond what the task requires. A small fix doesn't need surrounding cleanup, and a one-off job doesn't need a reusable system behind it. Don't design for hypothetical future requirements: do the simplest thing that works well. Don't add handling for scenarios that cannot happen.
```

**Why it works:** The simplest version ships faster, costs less of your weekly limit, and is easier to check.

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Adapted from Anthropic's official Claude Fable 5 prompting guide.
Full guide with all 12 prompts: https://www.waboom.ai/resources/claude-fable-5