Hey @Jake Van Clief and everyone, I posted a question about how to implement ICM in CoWork as my organization only allows access to Cowork and not Claude Code, so the auto-hooks was a tricky thing to figure out but I think I did it. Below is the step by step process I've implemented on my work machine that mimics ICM in Claude Code nearly identically. Please go try it out and let me know if this worked for you or not. Here's the full detailed version: For everyone trying to run ICM in Cowork without CLI — here's the complete working setup from scratch, in order. Step 1 — Create your OS folder on Desktop: Open Finder, navigate to your Desktop, create a new folder. Name it [YourName]-OS. This is your permanent AI workspace. Desktop works because enterprise OneDrive syncs it automatically — you get cloud backup without any path complexity. Step 2 — Add your three core files: Place your IDENTITY.md, CONTEXT.md, and REFERENCES.md inside the folder. These are your three context files — identity, current state, and intellectual library. If you don't have them yet, you'll build them after setup. Step 3 — Point Cowork to your folder: Open Claude desktop → Settings → Cowork → Cowork files → Change → navigate to Desktop → select [YourName]-OS. This tells Cowork where your workspace lives. Step 4 — Add as a trusted folder: Still in Settings → Cowork → Trusted Cowork folders → Manage → Add folder → select Desktop/[YourName]-OS. This means Cowork connects without asking for confirmation every session. Step 5 — Set Global instructions in General settings: Settings → General → Global instructions → Edit. Paste this: "At the start of every session, read IDENTITY.md, CONTEXT.md, and REFERENCES.md from the connected folder in that order. Confirm when loaded." Step 6 — Set Global instructions in Cowork settings:

I just started going through the class setting up Claude when my computer crashed. Is there a standard file backup system to put in place so everything you’re building is easily recovered. Spent a couple of weeks to then spend a couple of weeks recovering. Great early lesson. Figuring out my own backup system but if there is one already would love to plug in. Also how do you keep balance and avoid AI burnout addiction issues. IM SO EXCITED!