Thread by @rubenhassid

You're using Claude for only one thing.

Here are 12 things you had no idea Claude could do:

1. Open Claude (desktop app, not browser).
2. Pay for the $20 plan. It's worth every cent.
3. To copy my setup, go here: how-to-ai.guide.
4. Don't pay anything. It's free in the welcome email.

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1. Build websites without coding.
☑ Connect GitHub → prompt → push it live.
☑ Describe the end result. It writes every code.
☑ Download VS Code. Turn on "Skip Permissions."
☑ How to use Claude code: claudecode.free

2. Let Claude use your computer.
☑ Settings → Turn on Browser use + Computer use.
☑ Connect your phone with Dispatch. Text a task.
☑ It click, browse & work on Mac when you're away.
☑ Claude computer: ruben.substack.com/p/claude-compu…

3. Create Skills with /commands.
☑ "Use the skill-creator to build a skill for [task]."
☑ Claude interviews you. Generates. Upload it.
☑ Type /skill. It fires automatically. Share with team.
☑ Build your first Claude Skill: claude-skills.free

4. Generate slides with research.
☑ It researches your topic with 5+ web searches.
☑ It builds a structured brief to send to 'Gamma'.
☑ One prompt. Full presentation. With data inside.
☑ AI Slides (PPT in 2026): how-to-gamma.ai

5. Automate scheduled tasks.
☑ Scheduled → New → Prompt → Pick frequency.
☑ Every Monday at 7am, Claude runs it without you.
☑ Weekly briefings, competitor research & report.
☑ Set it up: ruben.substack.com/p/claude-compu…

6. Create Excel files from prompts.
☑ "Create a 3-year financial plan. Use formulas."
☑ Claude builds financial models & data analysis.
☑ Blue text for inputs, black for formulas.
☑ Claude in Excel: ruben.substack.com/p/ai-couldnt-d…

7. Connect to your tools.
☑ Settings → Connectors → Browse → click "Add."
☑ Slack, Gmail, Google Drive, Notion. 50+ apps.
☑ Claude reads, writes & acts inside them.
☑ Claude 101: how-to-claude.ai.

8. Use Cowork as an AI employee.
☑ Point Claude to your folder. It reads your files.
☑ It asks you questions. Delivers .docx, .xlsx, .pptx.
☑ One great .md file replaces 50 random uploads.
☑ Master Claude Cowork: claude-co.work

9. Run Projects with memory.
☑ Cowork → Projects → +.
☑ Prompt "build on last week's report."
☑ Scoped memory. It learns what works.
☑ Claude Cowork + Project: ruben.substack.com/p/claude-cowor…

10. Install plugins for your role.
☑ Cowork → Customize → Browse Plugins → Install.
☑ Marketing: /draft-content. Legal: contract review.
☑ Customize each plugin to your company.
☑ Claude 101: how-to-claude.ai.

11. Let AI prompt you.
☑ Add "use AskUserQuestion" to any prompt.
☑ It generates clickable form. You just click answers
☑ No long prompts needed. It forces you to be clear
☑ Start here: ruben.substack.com/p/claude-for-d…

12. Design anything with Claude Design.
☑ Click the palette icon. Prompt. It builds it live.
☑ Refine with inline comments, slider & direct edits.
☑ Export to Canva, PDF, PPTX, or Claude Code.
☑ Claude Design 101: claudedesign.free

♻️ Repost this to help someone discover what Claude actually does.