Most people use Cowork like a chatbot: ask, get an answer, start over. This walkthrough shows the operator version: a project that holds your definitions and history, a scheduled task that does the Monday pipeline snapshot, and a live dashboard you pin instead of opening a spreadsheet.
Illustrative recreation of the Claude Cowork desktop app with fictional sample data. Not the actual product; screens and labels can change as Cowork ships updates.
Nine screens, from a one-off task to a project that runs on a schedule. Same flow works for any recurring report.
Cowork lives in the desktop app next to Chat and Code. It works in folders on your computer, drives a browser and uses connected apps.
Type the job, attach files and pick a folder. Then ask why you run it every week. That question turns a task into a project.
A project is a folder plus standing instructions and memory, so context builds up instead of resetting each chat.
Describe the recurring job (weekly snapshot, monthly roll-up, quarterly check), add baseline files and keep memory on.
Spend the first session answering Claude's questions. It saves definitions, targets and routing to markdown files every session reads.
Describe the cadence in plain language and Claude drafts a scheduled task with the full prompt. Read it, then click Schedule.
Run a new task once before trusting the schedule. Runs only happen while the computer is awake and the app is open.
Each run appends to a spreadsheet in the project folder. Anything that leaves your computer waits for approval.
Turn the history into a pinned dashboard so the weekly view is one click away.
We set Cowork up the same way for revenue teams: the definitions live in the project, the cadence lives in the schedule, and the CRM stays the source of truth. If you want the skill side of this, read our guide on how to use skills in Claude.
Short answers before you set this up.
Cowork runs in the Claude desktop app on Mac or Windows on a paid plan. It works on folders you grant it on your computer, can use connectors to apps like Gmail, Google Drive, Slack and HubSpot, and can control a browser or desktop apps when you allow it. The website is Chat, not Cowork.
A task is a single job that starts fresh each time. A project is a folder with standing instructions and memory that every session in it reads, so context, files and history build up over time. Use a project for anything you do more than once.
No. Scheduled tasks run only while the computer is awake and the Claude app is open. Turn on Keep awake, use an always-on desktop, or open the task and click Run now when you sit down.
Yes, through the HubSpot connector. For reporting we recommend read-only permissions on the connector and a written definition of committed pipeline and coverage in the project instructions so every run calculates the same way.
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