claude-code-ultimate-guide/cowork/examples/CLAUDE.md
Florian BRUNIAUX c2de35caba docs: complete Cowork documentation v1.0 (Phase 2)
- Create comprehensive Cowork docs (23 files in cowork/)
  - 6 guides: overview, getting started, capabilities, security, troubleshooting
  - 60+ ready-to-use prompts across 4 categories
  - 5 step-by-step workflows
  - Reference materials: cheatsheet, FAQ, comparison, glossary

- Integrate Perplexity research (P0/P1/P2)
  - Exact error messages with solutions (VPN, Chrome host, context limits)
  - Competitive analysis (vs Copilot/Gemini/ChatGPT/Apple Intelligence)
  - Enterprise validation (TELUS, Rakuten, Zapier stats)
  - OCR accuracy benchmarks (97% field, 63% line-item)
  - Token budget planning per task type

- Document critical limitations
  - VPN incompatibility (#1 community issue)
  - Context limit reality (165K vs 200K theoretical)
  - Platform constraints (macOS only)
  - Usage limits and pricing (Pro $20, Max $100-200)

- Update central files
  - README.md: detailed Cowork section with tables
  - VERSION: 3.9.6 → 3.9.7
  - machine-readable/reference.yaml: add cowork_reference entry
  - machine-readable/cowork-reference.yaml: new LLM-optimized index (~1.5K tokens)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-01-20 11:23:43 +01:00

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Cowork Project Context Template

Purpose: Template for CLAUDE.md files in Cowork projects

Usage: Copy this template, customize for your project, place in your shared workspace


Project Information

Project Name: [Your Project Name] Last Updated: [Date] Team: [Team members and roles]


Folder Structure

~/[Your-Workspace]/
├── input/           # Files to be processed
│   ├── raw/         # Unprocessed source files
│   ├── receipts/    # Receipt images
│   ├── documents/   # PDFs, Word docs
│   └── data/        # CSV, Excel files
│
├── output/          # Cowork-generated files
│   ├── reports/     # Generated reports
│   ├── summaries/   # Document summaries
│   └── processed/   # Processed data files
│
├── archive/         # Completed work
│   └── [YYYY-MM]/   # Archived by month
│
└── CLAUDE.md        # This file

Current Sprint / Period

Goals

  • [Goal 1]
  • [Goal 2]
  • [Goal 3]

Active Tasks

Task Owner Status Due
[Task 1] [Name] In Progress [Date]
[Task 2] [Name] Pending [Date]

Conventions

File Naming

  • Dates: YYYY-MM-DD format
  • Reports: [date]-[type]-report.docx
  • Data: [source]-[date].xlsx
  • Summaries: [topic]-summary.md

Output Formats

  • Reports: Word (.docx)
  • Data: Excel (.xlsx)
  • Summaries: Markdown (.md)
  • Quick notes: Text (.txt)

Regional Settings

  • Date format: [DD/MM/YYYY or MM/DD/YYYY]
  • Currency: [EUR, USD, etc.]
  • Excel formulas: [comma or semicolon separators]

Data Categories

Expense Categories

  • Food & Dining
  • Transportation
  • Office Supplies
  • Software/Subscriptions
  • Travel
  • Professional Services
  • Other

Document Types

  • Meeting Notes
  • Status Reports
  • Research Documents
  • Financial Records
  • Correspondence

Common Prompts

Weekly Expense Report

Process receipts in ~/[workspace]/input/receipts/
Create expense report with category totals
Save to ~/[workspace]/output/reports/expenses-[week].xlsx

Document Summary

Summarize all documents in ~/[workspace]/input/documents/
Create consolidated summary
Save to ~/[workspace]/output/summaries/

Monthly Archive

Move completed files from output/ to archive/[YYYY-MM]/
Create archive manifest

Team Information

Team Members

Name Role Uses Contact
[Name] [Role] Cowork [Email]
[Name] [Role] Claude Code [Email]

Handoff Process

  1. Creator places file in appropriate folder
  2. Updates Active Tasks table above
  3. Notifies recipient
  4. Recipient processes and updates status

Key Decisions Log

Date Decision Context Made By
[Date] [Decision] [Why] [Who]

Notes

[Any project-specific notes, warnings, or reminders]


Changelog

Date Change By
[Date] Initial creation [Name]