8Capstone
Build your ClaudeCowork system: folder, CLAUDE.md, context files, skill
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This is the lesson where the course pays off. By the end of this session you will have a complete, working Cowork setup — not a template, but your actual system built around your real work. Everything you've learned exists to support what you're about to build.
Step 1—Confirm your folder hierarchy
Open Finder or File Explorer and verify this structure exists under your home directory:
~/ClaudeCowork/
├── CLAUDE.md
├── projects/
│ └── <your-first-project>/
│ ├── context/
│ ├── raw/
│ ├── work/
│ └── out/
├── skills/
└── sandbox/
If any folder is missing, create it now. The project name should reflect a real, current workstream — not "test" or "demo." Choose something you'll actually use this week.
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Paste Cowork's summary from Step 4 here. What did it get right about how you work? What gap did it identify that surprised you?
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Key Takeaways
- 1Your CLAUDE.md is the most important file in your system — six sections, rough drafts on all six, refined over time as you use it.
- 2The context audit (read everything, summarise, identify gaps) is the fastest way to find what's missing in your context files — run it at setup and again after any major project ends.
- 3Skills compound: every workflow you turn into a SKILL.md is a preference you never have to repeat in a prompt again.
- 4Build the system around your real work, not a hypothetical. A genuine project folder and real context files outperform a perfect template you never use.