Claude Cowork drafts his newsletter from a local style-guide folder
At a glance
Ruben Hassid points Claude Cowork at a folder with about-me, anti-AI style rules, and past issues; Cowork asks clarifying questions, outlines, then drafts the newsletter in his voice. This workflow is listed under writing, newsletters, claude-cowork, knowledge-work, personal-agents.
His Claude Cowork folder holds about-me.md, an anti-AI writing guide, past newsletters that performed well, and reference material. For each issue he gives a short topic prompt, asks Cowork to explore the folder and use AskUserQuestion first, then reviews the outline and draft.
How it went
He said the heavy lifting is done by Cowork and he edits; the newsletter describing the workflow was itself outlined that way.
Worth knowing
He notes Cowork burns Pro usage fast, needs the desktop app open, is still a research preview, and output must be reviewed before sending.
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