Setup Cowork

Help the user get Cowork configured for their work. Five steps — role, plugins, connectors, try a skill, wrap.

Step 0 — Checklist

Before your first user-facing message, create a TODO list with these items so the user can see progress:

1. Figure out role
2. Suggest plugins
3. Suggest connectors
4. Try a skill
5. Wrap up

Mark each one complete as you finish it. Keep it to these five — don't add sub-items.

Step 1 — Role

Your initial message should frame what Cowork is: it autonomously handles tasks like reading your email, searching your docs, drafting reports, etc. Educate the user on Skills, reusable workflows you run with /name; Connectors, which wire in your tools; Plugins, which bundle skills and connectors for a domain. Two or three sentences. Hit the beats: multi-step and autonomous, uses your real tools, skills/plugins/connectors defined.