Danny and Ritu dive deep into Anthropic's new Cowork feature in Claude Desktop - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Ritu shares a cautionary tale about file deletion gone wrong, while Danny demonstrates his custom skills pack that protects users from common pitfalls.

What You'll Learn:

  • What Cowork is and how it differs from Claude Code and Claude Desktop
  • Why the rm -rf command can permanently delete your files (and how to prevent it)
  • How to set up deny lists in your Claude settings to protect critical files
  • The power of skills and bootstrap files for consistent, reliable outputs
  • Decision panels: letting Claude guide you through complex choices
  • Cascade skills: research to article to slides in one automated flow

Key Timestamps:

  • 00:00 - Introduction to Cowork
  • 02:13 - Ritu's file deletion disaster story
  • 08:37 - Understanding rm vs rm -rf commands
  • 10:01 - Setting up deny lists for protection
  • 16:00 - Evolution from Claude Desktop to Claude Code to Cowork
  • 25:55 - Skills deep dive: orchestrator, quality gate, flow state
  • 39:48 - Research cascade skill demonstration
  • 43:18 - Decision panels walkthrough
  • 48:58 - 2026 predictions: Ambient AI and pixel-free interfaces

Resources Mentioned:

  • Danny's Skills Pack (available to listeners)
  • Typora - Markdown editor ($14 lifetime)
  • Time Machine backup for Mac users
  • Git for version control

Connect with Ritu Java:
LinkedIn

Connect with Danny McMillan:
LinkedIn | Seller Sessions

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