25 Ways to Use Claude: A Comprehensive Guide

1. ASK → Chat: Quick questions. Quick answers. Don't use Cowork for "write a good email?" 2. THINK → Opus 4.7: The smartest model. Always switch to it. For deep work, complex writing & thinking. 3. SPEED → Sonnet 4.6: Faster, cheaper, still excellent. Use it for grammar, summaries, short answers. 4. REASON → Extended Thinking: Toggle it on for hard problems. Turn it off for simple ones (saves tokens). 5. BUILD → Cowork: Where serious work happens. .docx, .xlsx, .pptx. Point it at a folder. It works like an employee. 6. SHIP → Claude Code: For developers (and curious non-devs). Build websites and apps from your terminal. 7. MODEL → Claude in Excel: Install the add-in from the Excel store. Real formulas, real models, no copy-paste. 8. SLIDES → Gamma connector: One prompt. Full presentation. With research. Connect Gamma inside Claude. 9. MOCKUP → Claude Design: Go to claude.ai/design. Build websites in 1 hour. Upload a DESIGN .md. Export to Canva, PDF. 10. BROWSE → Claude in Chrome: A browsing agent. Reads any page for you. Acts inside the browser, not just talks about it. 11. CLICK → Computer Use: Settings > Turn it on. Claude clicks, types, browses on your Mac. 12. REMOTE → Dispatch: Connect your phone. Text a task. It works on your computer while you're away. 13. SEARCH → Web Search: Click the '+'. turn it on. It reads the live web before answering. 14. INVESTIGATE → Research: For deep multi-source reports. 13 minutes. 50+ sources. One markdown file. 15. TRIGGER → Skills: "Use the skill-creator to build a skill for [task]." Type /skill. It fires automatically. 16. STACK → Plugins: Cowork > Customize > Browse Plugins. Bundles of skills for marketing, legal, sales. 17. PERSIST → Projects: One Project per recurring deliverable. Upload one gold-standard example. 18. AUTOMATE → Scheduled Tasks: Every Monday at 7am, Claude runs your report. Set it up once. No manual work. 19. CONNECT → Connectors: Gmail, Drive, Slack, Notion, Granola, Calendar. 50+ apps. Claude reads, writes & acts inside. 20. RENDER → Artifacts: Side pane where Claude opens charts, docs. Interactive. Editable. Shareable. 21. VOICE → Custom Styles: Set "Concise" or build your own. Saves you from re-explaining your voice. 22. SHARE → Team Projects: Same Project. Whole team inside. Skills, files, instructions. Shared once. 23. GUARD → Global Instructions: Settings > Cowork > Global Instructions. Tell Claude what to always do. 24. ORGANIZE → Obsidian Vault: Free app. Opens your Cowork folder neatly. Edit files like Google Docs. 25. BRIEF → about-me file: One md. file. Under 2,000 words. Your style, your rules, your voice.