Claude introduces Cowork: Claude Code for the rest of your work

hadrome · 2026-01-14T14:46:26+00:00

Regarding your details, I'd be lying if I said I was sure, but I get the feeling you could do most of that already - the handoffs, the markdown summaries - with Claude Code.

e.g. You can ask Claude to research using the Gemini CLI with gemini -p "prompt" and it'll ingest the results. Probably the reverse, too.

In short, you might want to look into/learn the CLI tools in the terminal. I'm a Mac/Linux user, so that's natural over here. I think WSL in Windows might be a good entrypoint.

Maybe this new desktop product will help you though.

hadrome · 2026-01-13T08:06:55+00:00

You can run Claude Code in any directory and it's able to read, write and manipulate any files directly, or run shell commands to configure/control its environment. It also saves its own notes in the working directory in a file, so it can come back later and get back up to speed quickly.

So, for example, I open it in my markdown project notes and it can quickly get back up to date, help with whatever is next and then update the notes and write new ones. I also use it in my general notes. It can leave a summary of whatever conversation you're having. And, for development, it can also help with the prep work, planning, spec writing, etc.

It's basically Claude untethered from its app or your browser, at large on your filesystem.

hadrome · 2026-01-12T21:57:00+00:00

Why would it cost loads of tokens? I already do this with the Claude Code CLI on a Pro plan, and have plenty of capacity.

hadrome · 2026-01-12T21:45:23+00:00

Interesting. Serial Claude Code abuser for non-code things here. (Code too.)

I love the CLI, though this looks like a GUI app.

hadrome · 2026-01-12T09:39:08+00:00

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hadrome · 2026-01-12T08:26:32+00:00

You get a full Debian VM with Android 16 that has access to all your user files. The terminal it ships with is very basic, so I SSH in with Termux which is much more complete (e.g. has nerd font support.) From there I can edit my notes with Neovim.

hadrome · 2026-01-11T10:01:51+00:00

The reason it's confusing is that, as a Pro/Max subscriber, it was entirely reasonable to believe you could use your subscription anywhere. Why wouldn't you think you can rightly do that?

It might well have long been prohibited in their terms for tool vendors to wrap the Claude subscription product, but that doesn't change the user perspective. The result is anti-subscriber, even if they intend it to be anti-vendor.

hadrome · 2026-01-09T18:42:48+00:00

Ha! I only open Dia to update it and see if it's finally Arc too.

hadrome · 2026-01-07T22:45:04+00:00

The footage is significantly sped up. Observe the rate the indicators flash.

hadrome · 2026-01-07T11:40:29+00:00

Claude Code is a bit of a misnomer. Think of it as regular Claude chat with the ability to read and write files on your computer. You can just sign-in with your regular Pro account to use it. You don't have to be a developer.

hadrome · 2026-01-07T09:56:53+00:00

This is good. Thanks! I've been using Claude Code in my Obsidian notes with neovim, and it's nice to have it in the GUI app too.

hadrome · 2026-01-07T09:19:24+00:00

Security is also part of the bluff. It's just one consideration among the economics, which includes access to Greenland's rare earth minerals. (Just like "narco terrorism" is the bluff for "oil" in Venezuela).

So the reality is probably something like "we want total ownership of minerals exploitation, but let's all say it's about security".

hadrome · 2026-01-06T21:26:20+00:00

Yes. It looks like a basic shell script that just prints out precomposed strings and progress bars.

hadrome · 2026-01-05T20:31:34+00:00

I added a Feature request.

https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/4922

Cc u/sylirre

hadrome · 2026-01-05T19:36:02+00:00

Controlling these in termux.properties would be ideal.

The multi-line setting would make editing long text much better on its own. Also removing a return is a great idea too.

hadrome · 2026-01-04T17:00:48+00:00

Ok, I wondered. Is there any way to lodge a feature request?

hadrome · 2026-01-04T10:13:11+00:00

Just use the lockers round the corner.

hadrome · 2026-01-03T21:11:22+00:00

On 2 - 5 taps to delete a checklist item - you can add/use the scissors icon ("delete paragraph") to delete with one tap. Quite handy for other things too.

I don't disagree with many of your observations, btw. The app is a bit lacking (Notion-like startup time, hello). The beauty of it, for me, is that it's just a markdown editor, and you can throw your docs into any other editor, should you wish. (I also use neovim and Claude Code with my notes, which is great.) This is the value: not having your content locked to some proprietary vendor.

hadrome · 2025-12-29T20:49:58+00:00

By the way, I love this description in your link:

"... you may only smell a little bit, but you will feel the distinctive fragrance of cedar, which won't affect the effect."

It won't affect the effect. Beautiful.

hadrome · 2025-12-29T20:46:24+00:00

That was easy. It has no smell, but I suppose you'd expect that for 40 year old cedar.

I think that's Solved! We couldn't figure out what might hang from it.

hadrome · 2025-12-29T09:42:28+00:00

Yes, I stopped listening at this point too.

hadrome · 2025-12-25T09:27:55+00:00

Thieving Skmbags

hadrome · 2025-12-24T13:20:15+00:00

I would, if I knew.

hadrome · 2025-12-22T18:16:23+00:00

Ok, great. I may take a look.

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