# Source: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/resources/prompt-library/riddle-me-this.md

# Riddle me this

Generate riddles and guide the user to the solutions.

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| Role | Content                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| ---- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| User | Generate a clever riddle and provide a step-by-step guide to help the user arrive at the correct solutions. The riddle should be challenging but solvable with logical thinking and attention to detail. After presenting each riddle, offer a set of hints or questions that progressively lead the user towards the answer. Ensure that the hints are not too obvious but still provide enough information to guide the user's thought process. Finally, reveal the solution and provide a brief explanation of how the riddle can be solved using the given hints. |

## Example Output

I am not alive, but I grow; I don't have lungs, but I need air; I don't have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?

Hint 1: Consider the different states of matter and how they can change.  
 Hint 2: Think about the relationship between the three elements mentioned: air, water, and the mystery object.  
 Hint 3: The answer is related to a common phenomenon that occurs in everyday life.

Solution: Fire.  
 Explanation: Fire is not alive, but it grows and spreads as it consumes fuel. It doesn't have lungs, but it requires oxygen (air) to sustain itself. Although it doesn't have a mouth, water is often used to extinguish fires, effectively "killing" them.

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## API request

<Tabs>
<Tab title="Python">

```python
import anthropic

client = anthropic.Anthropic(
  # defaults to os.environ.get("ANTHROPIC_API_KEY")
  api_key="my_api_key",
)
message = client.messages.create(
  model="claude-sonnet-4-5",
  max_tokens=1000,
  temperature=0,
  messages=[
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Generate a clever riddle and provide a step-by-step guide to help the user arrive at the correct solutions. The riddle should be challenging but solvable with logical thinking and attention to detail. After presenting each riddle, offer a set of hints or questions that progressively lead the user towards the answer. Ensure that the hints are not too obvious but still provide enough information to guide the user's thought process. Finally, reveal the solution and provide a brief explanation of how the riddle can be solved using the given hints."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
)
print(message.content)

```

</Tab>
<Tab title="TypeScript">
```typescript
import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";

const anthropic = new Anthropic({
  apiKey: "my_api_key", // defaults to process.env["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"]
});

const msg = await anthropic.messages.create({
  model: "claude-sonnet-4-5",
  max_tokens: 1000,
  temperature: 0,
  messages: [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Generate a clever riddle and provide a step-by-step guide to help the user arrive at the correct solutions. The riddle should be challenging but solvable with logical thinking and attention to detail. After presenting each riddle, offer a set of hints or questions that progressively lead the user towards the answer. Ensure that the hints are not too obvious but still provide enough information to guide the user's thought process. Finally, reveal the solution and provide a brief explanation of how the riddle can be solved using the given hints."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
});
console.log(msg);

````

</Tab>
<Tab title="AWS Bedrock Python">

```python
from anthropic import AnthropicBedrock

# See https://docs.claude.com/claude/reference/claude-on-amazon-bedrock
# for authentication options
client = AnthropicBedrock()

message = client.messages.create(
    model="anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929-v1:0",
    max_tokens=1000,
    temperature=0,
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": [
                {
                    "type": "text",
                    "text": "Generate a clever riddle and provide a step-by-step guide to help the user arrive at the correct solutions. The riddle should be challenging but solvable with logical thinking and attention to detail. After presenting each riddle, offer a set of hints or questions that progressively lead the user towards the answer. Ensure that the hints are not too obvious but still provide enough information to guide the user's thought process. Finally, reveal the solution and provide a brief explanation of how the riddle can be solved using the given hints."
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
)
print(message.content)

```

</Tab>
<Tab title="AWS Bedrock TypeScript">

```typescript
import AnthropicBedrock from "@anthropic-ai/bedrock-sdk";

// See https://docs.claude.com/claude/reference/claude-on-amazon-bedrock
// for authentication options
const client = new AnthropicBedrock();

const msg = await client.messages.create({
  model: "anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929-v1:0",
  max_tokens: 1000,
  temperature: 0,
  messages: [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Generate a clever riddle and provide a step-by-step guide to help the user arrive at the correct solutions. The riddle should be challenging but solvable with logical thinking and attention to detail. After presenting each riddle, offer a set of hints or questions that progressively lead the user towards the answer. Ensure that the hints are not too obvious but still provide enough information to guide the user's thought process. Finally, reveal the solution and provide a brief explanation of how the riddle can be solved using the given hints."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
});
console.log(msg);

```

</Tab>
<Tab title="Vertex AI Python">

```python
from anthropic import AnthropicVertex

client = AnthropicVertex()

message = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-4@20250514",
    max_tokens=1000,
    temperature=0,
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": [
                {
                    "type": "text",
                    "text": "Generate a clever riddle and provide a step-by-step guide to help the user arrive at the correct solutions. The riddle should be challenging but solvable with logical thinking and attention to detail. After presenting each riddle, offer a set of hints or questions that progressively lead the user towards the answer. Ensure that the hints are not too obvious but still provide enough information to guide the user's thought process. Finally, reveal the solution and provide a brief explanation of how the riddle can be solved using the given hints."
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
)
print(message.content)

```

</Tab>
<Tab title="Vertex AI TypeScript">

```typescript
import { AnthropicVertex } from '@anthropic-ai/vertex-sdk';

// Reads from the `CLOUD_ML_REGION` & `ANTHROPIC_VERTEX_PROJECT_ID` environment variables.
// Additionally goes through the standard `google-auth-library` flow.
const client = new AnthropicVertex();

const msg = await client.messages.create({
  model: "claude-sonnet-4@20250514",
  max_tokens: 1000,
  temperature: 0,
  messages: [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "Generate a clever riddle and provide a step-by-step guide to help the user arrive at the correct solutions. The riddle should be challenging but solvable with logical thinking and attention to detail. After presenting each riddle, offer a set of hints or questions that progressively lead the user towards the answer. Ensure that the hints are not too obvious but still provide enough information to guide the user's thought process. Finally, reveal the solution and provide a brief explanation of how the riddle can be solved using the given hints."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
});
console.log(msg);

```

</Tab>
</Tabs>