Claude Cowork FULL TUTORIAL: Automate Everything

Don’t miss the Claude Code Workshop — register here: https://go.vcinc.ai/claudecode Claude Cowork is the desktop AI agent that checks your email, manages your calendar, reads your Slack, and runs automated tasks on a schedule — without you doing anything. This is the complete setup guide. How do you set up Claude Cowork from scratch? How do you connect Gmail, Slack, and Google Calendar to Claude AI? This video answers both — step by step. What you'll learn: How to download and install the Claude desktop app on Mac or Windows How to connect Gmail, Google Calendar, Slack, and your browser as live connectors How to find, vet, and safely install pre-built skills from the internet How to build a custom Daily Brief skill that reads your inbox, calendar, and Slack every morning How to schedule automated tasks to run on their own — even while you're away from your desk The difference between Claude Chat, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork Plans and pricing breakdown — which tier you actually need Built for agency owners, marketers, and operators who want AI running the background work so they can focus on the business. #ClaudeCowork #AIAutomation #AnthropicClaude #ClaudeAI #AIForBusiness TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 5 AI Tasks Running Simultaneously — Watch This First 2:26 What Is Claude Cowork? (And Why It's Different) 3:34 Regular Claude vs. Cowork: The Upgrade Explained 5:51 What We're Building Today: Full Setup Roadmap 7:00 Download & Install the Claude Desktop App 8:12 Claude Chat: New Features Most People Miss 11:07 Plans & Pricing: Which One Do You Actually Need 13:31 Account Settings, Memory & the 1M Context Window 16:03 Connectors: Gmail, Google Calendar & Google Drive 18:10 Claude in Chrome: How Browser Control Works 20:00 Adding Slack, Zapier, Canva & More 21:58 Skills 101: What They Are & Where to Find Them 23:54 How to Vet Any Skill Before You Install It 26:27 Uploading a Skill & Watching It Run Live 28:57 Build Your Own Daily Brief Skill (From Scra