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In this lesson you'll install Claude Cowork, connect your first two data sources, and run your first live AI automation — the daily brief. By the end you'll have Claude reading your inbox and calendar every morning.

Step 1 — Install Claude Cowork

Go to claude.ai and sign in with your Anthropic account
Navigate to the Downloads section and select Claude Cowork
Download the installer for your operating system (Mac or Windows)
Open the installer and follow the setup prompts
Launch Claude Cowork from your Applications or Start Menu
Sign in with the same Anthropic account

How Connectors Work

A connector is a controlled pipe between Claude and an external service. You turn it on, Claude uses it — nothing happens outside that boundary.

Each connector is pre-built and pre-authenticated
You approve which connectors Claude can use
Claude cannot call anything outside the approved list
Admins can control which connectors team members can access

📷 [Image: Cowork connector panel showing Gmail and Google Calendar toggled on]

Step 2 — Connect Gmail

In Claude Cowork, open Settings → Connectors
Find Gmail and click Connect
Sign in with your Google account and grant the requested permissions
Claude now has read and draft access to your Gmail

Test it: Ask Claude to summarise your last 10 emails.

Step 3 — Connect Google Calendar

In Settings → Connectors, find Google Calendar and click Connect
Sign in with the same Google account
Grant calendar read permissions
Claude can now see your events for today and the week ahead

Test it: Ask Claude what meetings you have today.

Your Daily Brief

One prompt, every morning. Claude reads your inbox and calendar and delivers a structured briefing so you can start the day with full context.

📷 [Image: Daily brief output showing email summary, today's meetings, and action items]

What it produces:

Summary of emails from the last 24 hours
All meetings scheduled for today with context
Emails flagged for reply and why
Drafted replies for your top two priority emails
Anything urgent you may have missed

Run Your Daily Brief

Open Claude Cowork and paste this prompt:

"Give me my daily brief. Summarise my emails from the last 24 hours, list today's meetings, flag anything that needs a reply, and draft replies for the top two priority emails."

Claude will use your Gmail and Google Calendar connectors automatically. You can customise the prompt to add specific priorities or focus areas.

This is your first live AI automation — running on real data, right now.