Introduction to Claude Cowork

Overview

Cowork is Claude working directly with your files, folders, and apps — reading, editing, and producing real outputs on your machine. Where Chat is a conversation, Cowork is a working session:

you describe the task, Claude plans and executes it, and you steer along the way.

This course gets you from first launch to confident daily use. You'll run your first end-to-end task, learn how context shapes Claude's plan, set up plugins and skills that match your work, and practice the kind of steering that keeps longer-running tasks on track.

Syllabus

• Meet Claude CoworkWhat is Cowork?Getting set up
• Running your first taskThe task loopGiving Cowork context
• Making Claude Cowork yoursPlugins: Cowork as a specialistScheduled tasks
• Claude Cowork in practiceFile & document tasksResearch & analysis at scale
• Working responsiblyPermissions, usage, & choosing your modelTroubleshooting & next steps
• Check your understandingQuiz on Claude Cowork

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Subjects

Artificial Intelligence