{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Build With AI","title":"EASY Claude Cowork Setup (full beginner tutorial)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9ba94a46\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1612,"description":"In this solo episode, I walk through the exact process of setting up Claude Cowork from scratch — the right way — using the free Cowork Onboarding plugin I built and made open source. I go step by step through the full onboarding flow, from picking your workspace folder and connecting tools, to building three core context files (About Me, Brand Voice, and Working Style), generating global instructions that tie everything together, setting up scheduled tasks like a daily morning briefing and quarterly context review, and running an optional security review to lock in sensible rules.\n\nTimestamps\n00:00 – Why Cowork is useless out of the box\n02:22 – Starting the onboarding flow from scratch\n03:30 – Choosing workspace folder and onboarding path\n04:37 – Workspace structure and file access permissions\n05:45 – Connecting Google Workspace tools (Gmail, Drive, Calendar)\n06:56 – Building context files: About Me, Brand Voice, Working Style\n10:58 – Linking existing brand materials from Google Drive\n12:44 – Generating global instructions from your context files\n15:00 – Skills and plugin recommendations from the marketplace\n17:24 – Setting up scheduled tasks: morning briefing and quarterly review\n19:46 – Running the optional security review\n23:23 – Wrapping up: what we built and the two manual steps left\n\nKey Points\n\nMost people skip the onboarding and then wonder why Cowork feels generic. The entire point of setting it up properly — building context files and global instructions — is so Claude never has to ask who you are again. Every session loads with that context automatically.\nThe three context files (About Me, Brand Voice, Working Style) are the foundation of the whole setup. Without them, Cowork is writing responses for a stranger. With them, it knows your business, how you communicate, and how you like your deliverables structured.\nGlobal instructions are the piece most people miss. Once you paste your generated global instructions into Cowork's settings, every single...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/fPP_LXbA6Rbv7hw4e1qgK-hy_oKL684f8rf7EF5X7TI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zYWVm/NTk5YjU3OTk3NzAy/YzBlZDkzNzA0ZDIz/MjVjNC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}