This past week, I watched a video in which the creator of Claude Code, Boris Cherny, explains what Claude Cowork is and walks through a hands-on demo of how to use it. Cowork is basically agentic AI that can do things on your behalf through your computer. The demo was helpful, and I decided to download Claude Cowork. It was easy to install.

Before I started playing with it, I wrote down one problem that I wanted Cowork to help me with (I’m trying to be mindful of Kindlin’s law). I did this because using a tool to help me solve a specific problem I’m excited about helps me better understand the tool (and its limitations). Otherwise, I poke around and get only a surface-level understanding of its capabilities, which I likely won’t retain.

I then started to work with Cowork to get connected via MCP to the data sources it needed to help me solve the problem. Connecting to Google Sheets API and Google Drive API took some troubleshooting, but Claude helped me figure out the issues quickly. Then I started putting the tool to work in Google Sheets.

I haven’t leveraged all of Cowork’s capabilities, but so far I’m impressed. Playing with it got my wheels turning about what’s possible. I feel like Cowork is something that nontechnical people can use to gain leverage and become more resourceful. I think it’s especially useful for entrepreneurs who are actively building because it’s like a quasi-employee you don’t have to pay and who never gets tired.

This tool is new, but I think becoming familiar with it is worth the effort because of the potential gains. Cowork feels like a potential force multiplier of my efforts that will increase my output and improve my outcomes.

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