Set it up
- How to Set Up Claude Opus 5.5 in 10 Minutes
A step-by-step guide for people who want to start using the model without needing to code. - Claude Cowork vs Claude Code: which should you use?
Compare the two, choose the right one for your task, and get a starter kit for each.
Give it a first real job
Each guide comes with practice files and a checked answer key, so you can see what a good result looks like.
- How to use Claude Cowork
Three complete workflows: a client kickoff, a weekly report and a meeting action plan. - Claude for Excel starter kit
Turn a messy spreadsheet into a report you can explain: a workbook, five assignments and an answer key. - Claude for PowerPoint starter kit
Turn notes and numbers into a presentation: an editable six-slide deck, source workbook and five prompts. - How to use Claude Design
Build a clear brief, make a focused first version, and check it before sharing.
If you write code
- Claude Code skills
Build a reusable workflow and test its facts and limits. - Claude Code subagents
Create a read-only reviewer and turn its finding into a regression test. - Claude Code memory
Separate CLAUDE.md, auto memory and task handoffs. - Claude Code hooks
Reject a broken JSON write before it lands.
How Matt prompts
- How I Prompt Fable
Give it the goal instead of the steps, set a bar for done it can’t argue with, and loop until it gets there. - The AI Delegation Coach
A prompt that gives you a ranked plan of what to hand to AI first, matched to your job. - All AI at work guides
Every practical guide and tool, by task.
By Matt Shumer. Updated .