Knowledge workers and operators
A strong fit if you spend your day in email, calendars, docs, spreadsheets, and decks, and you want an AI that actually does the work instead of just talking about it.
Claude Cowork - The Practical Guide
Stop chatting with AI. Start working with it. Master Anthropic's desktop AI agent from files, connectors, skills and projects to full desktop autonomy.
Course Overview
About This Course
AI is no longer just a chatbot. We now have AI agents: software that can plan and complete complex, multi-step tasks on its own.
These agents can organize files, do research, build presentations, drive Chrome for you, and—with Computer Use—even take over your entire desktop. Claude Cowork is one of the most powerful agents available right now: built by Anthropic, built for everyone, and designed as a desktop app that gets work done without requiring coding skills or AI expertise.
In this course, you will go from zero to fluent. You will learn how Cowork actually thinks, when to use it instead of regular chat, and how to drive its features the way the pros do: not by guessing, but by understanding the mental model behind every workflow.
What You'll Learn
You’ll build practical Claude Cowork fluency through hands-on workflows: meeting prep, custom skills, persistent projects, live dashboards, scheduled tasks, browser control, mobile dispatch, and secure desktop automation.
Cowork foundations
Understand the interface, permission modes, file sandboxing, and when to use Cowork instead of regular chat so you can choose the right tool for each job.
Outcome-based prompting
Write clear, outcome-driven tasks for multi-step work and store instructions or context with global rules and CLAUDE.md so Cowork stays aligned across sessions.
Connected workflows
Plug Cowork into your apps with connectors and MCP, then build practical workflows such as a meeting-prep document from Calendar, Gmail, and local notes.
Projects and memory
Organize work with projects, persistent memory, linked context, and live artifact dashboards that can refresh from connected data sources.
Skills, plugins, and automation
Teach Cowork repeatable workflows with skills and plugins, invoke them via the / slash menu, and automate recurring work with scheduled tasks.
Browser, mobile, and desktop control
Use Claude in Chrome for browser control, Dispatch to run Cowork from your phone, and Computer Use to hand Claude your machine while staying secure and in control.
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See enrollment optionsPrerequisites
Basic computer skills are enough to follow along.
You’ll need Claude Cowork installed to practice the workflows shown in the course.
No coding, AI background, or prior agent experience is required.
Who Is This Course For?
Builders and creators
Perfect if you build, plan, or research for a living and want a desktop agent that handles the repeatable parts of your day so you can focus on the rest.
Curious professionals new to AI agents
If you have used ChatGPT or Claude.com chat but feel like you are missing the next step, this course bridges the gap from chatbot to AI agent that works alongside you.
Curriculum Overview
Start NowPreview the structure and pacing of this course before you begin.
Claude Cowork - Introduction7m
- 01Understanding Claude3:00 min
- 02Welcome To The Course0:53 min
- 03Claude Cowork Interface & Settings Walkthrough3:40 min
The Basics1h 17m
- 01Permission Modes1:47 min
- 02Local File Access In Sessions4:51 min
- 03Writing Outcome Based Tasks4:25 min
- 04Storing Instructions & Background Information4:08 min
- 05Adding Persistent Memory With memory.md3:37 min
- 06Introducing Connectors4:08 min
- 07Understanding MCPs5:09 min
- 08Creating A Meeting Preparation Document4:36 min
- 09Introducing Skills4:04 min
- 10Understanding & Creating Skills6:26 min
- 11Invoking Skills with "/"4:07 min
- 12Adding Plugins7:13 min
- 13Creating A Project6:26 min
- 14Adding More Context To The Project3:54 min
- 15Working On & Managing Projects2:28 min
- 16Understanding Project Memory4:00 min
- 17Adding Live Artifacts6:38 min
Scaling Claude Cowork's Autonomy48m
- 01Scaling Autonomy: What & Why2:32 min
- 02Scheduling Tasks In Projects6:44 min
- 03The Schedule Command3:05 min
- 04Scheduled Tasks - Summary1:22 min
- 05Introducing "Claude In Chrome"2:08 min
- 06Using Claude Chrome Directly In The Browser5:37 min
- 07Controlling Claude Chrome From Claude Cowork5:32 min
- 08Using Claude Chrome Safely - A Word On Prompt Injections3:44 min
- 09Introducing Dispatch1:29 min
- 10Controlling Claude Cowork From Your Mobile Phone5:48 min
- 11Letting Cowork Control Your Desktop With "Computer Use"3:47 min
- 12Creating Slides With Computer Use7:07 min
Congratulations2m
- 01Course Summary2:28 min
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