How to build an AI helper for your team with Cowork
The article discusses how to create an AI helper for teams using Cowork. It emphasizes the importance of context and adaptability in building AI tools for specific workflows. The author shares their experience of developing skills to streamline routine questions and improve team efficiency.
- ▪The author initially attempted to create a comprehensive AI playbook but realized the impracticality of producing thousands of cards.
- ▪A more efficient approach was developed, allowing the creation of an AI helper in just one focused afternoon using Cowork.
- ▪The AI helper can be adapted for various team needs, such as OKRs, feedback, and onboarding.
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How to build an AI helper for your team with CoworkBuild a skill that knows your context. Open Cowork and follow the article’s example. Adapt the pattern for OKRs, feedback, or any other workflow. Hand off the routine questions and get focus back.Adam FaikMay 18, 202611ShareA colleague pinged me on Slack last month. ”We don’t have an AI playbook.” I had heard the same question from four other people that week. Everyone at the company is trying out AI tools right now. They want to know what’s allowed and what isn’t. And nobody wants to be the one who pastes customer data into the wrong tool.I said yes, let me build one. Three weeks later, I had three Claude Code skills running. One drafted AI cards from real team questions. One reviewed every card.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Hacker News (AI / LLM).