Interactive Demo
Temperature & Softmax Visualizer
Temperature & Softmax Visualizer is a free, interactive learning demo from the Start building with Claude course on Lykke. It helps you build intuition for Messages API, JSON Request, Streaming, System Prompts. Play with it directly in your browser — it features 1 slider. This demo lives in the “Integrating with the Messages API” section of the course.
How to use this demo
- Drag the sliders to change the inputs and watch the visualization update in real time.
- Experiment freely — there's nothing to break, and every change is reversible.
What you'll explore
- Messages API
- JSON Request
- Streaming
- System Prompts
Frequently asked questions
What does the Temperature & Softmax Visualizer demo do?
Temperature & Softmax Visualizer Temperature (T): 0.70 P(xᵢ) ∝ exp(zᵢ / T) Adjust the slider to see how temperature reshapes the probability distribution of the next token. Temperature & Softmax Visualizer lets you explore this hands-on instead of only reading about it.
What Start building with Claude concept does Temperature & Softmax Visualizer teach?
The fundamental method for interacting with Claude, focusing on request structures and response handling. It focuses on Messages API, JSON Request, Streaming, System Prompts from the “Integrating with the Messages API” section.
What can I control in Temperature & Softmax Visualizer?
The sliders change the key inputs. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.
How does Temperature & Softmax Visualizer fit into the Start building with Claude course?
This course provides a comprehensive guide for developers to integrate Claude into applications, covering the entire lifecycle from initial API calls to production deployment. It explores the two primary building paths:… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Integrating with the Messages API” section. Open the full Start building with Claude course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/start-building-with-claude-4423f20b-6458-4c18-9b13-b59d9eef03dd for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.
What will I understand better after using Temperature & Softmax Visualizer?
You'll build intuition for Messages API, JSON Request, Streaming, System Prompts — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Start building with Claude alone.
From the Start building with Claude course
This interactive demo is part of the Integrating with the Messages API section. Explore the full Start building with Claude course wiki on Lykke — with notes, flashcards, quizzes and more interactive demos.
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