Hey all - hope you’re enjoying the summer season and whatever festivities you enjoy. Been watching some FIFA World Cup here :) Question specifically for those who continue learning, growing and sharpening their AI skills with : - Claude Cowork Or - Claude Code Or - something else? - Answer the poll & Share why you make your choice. Totally personal opinion - Claude Cowork is awesome - and still I lately rarely use it because Claude Code is that much better. For me, it’s my AI Chief of Staff and runs / routes tasks to my 145+ AI agents as needed. Which is kinda crazy because Claude Cowork is also so incredibly powerful when you know how to use it - and you actually don’t really need to be technically at all to use it. Claude Code - it definitely helps to be more technical. BUT frankly once you get over the learning curve of connecting with a GitHub repository from the Claude Desktop and pair it with an AICOS Atlas Folder, and if you’re willing to learn a *little bit* about how to use it in Terminal, Obsidian, and other tools like Cursor… It makes Cowork look like child’s play. Which must then mean that regular Claude Chat is like an infant baby by comparison. Which is quite aligned with its relationship with Cowork. Cowork is like Claude Chat’s slightly older brother who figured out how to do a lot more and Chat is still in diapers always forgetting where it left its toys. AKA AI amnesia. Cowork is already figuring this out once you take the time to train it. Like you would a new hire. But (IMO) it’s still looking up to its bigger older smarter better brother Claude Code. Who’s can run laps around Cowork when it’s focused and not distracted building new shiny toys that it can sometimes make on its own or if left without proper direction. But - and this is a serious caveat - a lot of people do not really need to be using Claude Code. Especially when they are getting started. Just getting good and comfortable with Claude Cowork is often far more than enough to do what the majority of people need - obviously this depends heavily on the person or company goals.

Quite insane really. Been using it like mad this week. I used it to help me figure out how to create an MCP servicer that I can manage for accessing our MarketSauce AI Chief of Staff plugin and be able to scan the catalogue, identify the right skills to support the job to be done, and import skills + create new skills and workflows, without the need to download every skill at once which was causing a lot of extra token usage. I've given early access to only a few members of the community who are reporting back on their results after testing this week - and it's going well in the right direction. The breakthrough for me here is, now with a single link you can connect to your Claude MCP Connectors (or any MCP connector) you can engage with our skill and agent catalogue, and customize skills to support your desired outcome. This is less about making something new, and rather, creating a service that now near instantly, extends the capabilities of Claude or any AI with SOP, skills, instructions, and more that you can use yourself and for your team. I want to get some more real usage from members now, for more feedback. If you're a Premium members, you're first in line. Vote if you want early access, and if you have an active membership, DM me if you want the link to add the MarketSauce MCP to your Claude Connectors - or if you use another tool like ChatGPT/Codex or whatever else that you can add MCPs to... let me know and let's get cookin'.

Hello Fellow AI enthusiasts! My new book, The AI-Powered Professional is now available on Amazon, and the ebook is free this week! It teaches a 4-phase approach to integrating AI into your work. Acclerate, Amplify, Augment, and Automate. I learned this from Darby and this community! Darby even wrote the forward the book! You can get it on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H22CDNCZ/ It’s my gift to you for being such a great community of people who share generously! As you know, initial sales (even free ones) are important for Amazon's algorithm. I would appreciate a quick download. If you find the book helpful, a 1-2 sentence would be amazing!

What useful AI skills did you build this week? Anything cool that helped grow your business or make your life easier?