I was struggling with a prompt and RAG knowledge base for days. Decided to use Claude to help me diagnose and rebuild it, within 30 minutes, I fixed a problem that had stumped me for days.
What made the difference:
- Claude excelled at structuring data for RAG retrieval
- Caught edge cases I missed in my pricing logic
- Created both markdown AND JSON formats without asking
- Spotted ambiguities in my original prompt that were causing issues
Takeaway: Different AI tools have different strengths. For structured data work, prompt engineering, and systematic problem-solving, Claude definitely gets my vote.