Claude Cowork Skills Library

21 skills that take you from "I just installed Cowork" to "I can't work without it."

Built by Milind Bhat at Everyday AI — free forever, no strings attached.

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Not sure where to start? Read START-HERE.md — pick your experience level and get a personalized 10-minute plan. Or expand the decision tree below.

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Before You Start

On file safety: Cowork doesn't touch your files unless you explicitly give it a folder. Every skill in this library starts read-only unless you choose otherwise. The /safety-and-audit skill walks you through setting those limits before Cowork does anything.

On what this is: This isn't a collection of prompts. It's a guided progression that bridges the gap between what Cowork CAN do and what you know how to make it do.

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Who This Is For

You, if:

• You've been using ChatGPT or Claude Chat and want to try Cowork
• You've tried Cowork but the results felt generic or disappointing
• You use Cowork for basic tasks but know it can do more
• You've never set up scheduled tasks, Dispatch, or custom skills

You don't need to be technical. You don't need to write code. You just need 15 minutes.

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This Is Not...

• Not competing with Anthropic's plugins. Those provide domain expertise (Legal, Finance, Sales). This library teaches you how to USE Cowork effectively and customize those plugins.
• Not a prompt library. These are structured skills that Cowork loads automatically when relevant.
• Not for developers. Zero code, zero terminal, zero configuration files to edit manually.

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What This Looks Like

The difference between Claude Chat and Cowork with this library — using a real task:

Task: "Prep me for tomorrow's client call"
Claude Chat	"Sure! Here are some general tips for client call preparation: 1) Review the agenda... 2) Know your talking points... 3) Prepare questions..."
Cowork + /meeting-machine	Pulls your calendar event, reads the client's last 3 emails, checks your CRM notes, drafts a briefing doc with their priorities, your open items, and three tailored questions — then schedules a 10-minute follow-up task for after the call.

The gap isn't the AI. It's the setup. That's what this library installs.

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Quick Start

To run any skill: Open a Cowork session in Claude Desktop, type the skill name (e.g., /safe-first-task), and press Enter.

New to Cowork? Start here (18 minutes total):

1. Run /safe-first-task — 3 minutes, zero risk, shows you the actual difference
2. Run /cowork-setup-wizard — 15 minutes, transforms every future session
3. Pick the Tier 5 workflow that matches your job

Already using Cowork? Run /cowork-health-check to see exactly what you're missing.

Want to evaluate quickly? Run /what-can-cowork-do — tell it your role, get a personalized map of where this saves you the most time.

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Pick Your Starting Point

Where are you on the Cowork journey? (Click to expand)

"I've never used Cowork" or "I tried it once and went back to Chat"

You're at the beginning. That's the best place to be.