Claude doing knowledge work on your files, and handing back finished documents. Built by Anthropic.
Common questions
Is Claude Cowork free to use?
Claude Cowork is open source and free to run yourself. You still pay whichever model provider you point it at, and this tutorial is free with no signup.
Do I need to know Python to use Claude Cowork?
Basic Python is enough. Functions, dictionaries and imports cover most of what Claude Cowork asks of you.
When should I not use Claude Cowork?
When something else in agent product fits the job better. The others in that group are listed below.
Lessons for Claude Cowork are being written. Meanwhile the Claude Code tutorial covers the same ground: state, tools, loops, memory and human approval. Most of it carries straight over.
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