Claude AI now learns your workflows by watching your screen, eliminating repetitive prompts

Claude Can Now Learn Your Workflows By Watching Your Screen

An update for Claude subscribers adds a new way to teach its AI chatbot how to complete some of your most tedious workflows. Previously, Claude let you explain a process for its models to follow via a written prompt, but now you can show the AI what to do using a screen recording and a voiceover. Part of Claude's Cowork tools, the Record a skill option lets you start a short screen share. Claude will then watch what you demonstrate, where you click, your typing patterns, and any voiceover you provide. After you finish the recording, Claude will process what you showed, learn how to repeat the task, and turn it into what Anthropic calls "a repeatable skill." This is built for work and designed for repetitive tasks, allowing you to teach the system to complete a process without having to explain specifics in writing. For example, if you manually run a regular report that collates data from multiple sources, you could show Claude where to find each piece of information and how you want it presented. The system would then give you a repeatable skill that you can turn on to run the report. Anthropic added this feature through the Claude Cowork tools on Max, Pro, and Team subscriptions. There's currently no sign that Anthropic will make this available to free Claude users. Multiple subscribers say the option became available to them soon after it was first announced on Tuesday. If you're on the correct plan, you'll find it by heading to Cowork > Record a skill > Start recording. Anthropic has yet to confirm how many times you can repeat the process on each plan. Reddit user neveralone59 claimed the option was available once every five hours on their Pro subscription. It's unclear whether different recording lengths or processes will affect the cooldown period. Anthropic also announced a new iOS app-testing feature for the Claude Code Mac app. It allows vibecoders developing iPhone and iPad apps to emulate how the service will work by activating a virtual simulator.

Forget prompts: Claude can now learn your workflow by watching your screen

The feature is rolling out now to Claude Pro, Max, and Team subscribers through the Claude desktop app's Cowork interface. Teaching AI how you like things done isn't as straightforward as it sounds. You can explain the same task over and over, save detailed prompts, or upload documents full of instructions, yet there's still a good chance the AI will miss a step or do something differently the next time you ask. It's a little like training a new coworker who keeps forgetting the workflow. That's exactly the problem Anthropic is trying to solve with a new Claude Cowork feature called Teach Claude a skill. Instead of typing out long instructions, you simply record your screen while completing a task yourself and explain what you're doing as you go. Claude watches the entire process, learns it, and saves it as a reusable skill that it can perform again later. Imagine showing Claude how you organize invoices in a spreadsheet, rename dozens of image files, prepare a weekly sales report, or update a project tracker. Once you've demonstrated the process, you don't have to explain every step again. Instead, Claude can repeat the workflow whenever you need it. That's far more useful than asking it to "do it like last time" and hoping it remembers what you meant. Anthropic has been steadily positioning Claude Cowork as something closer to a digital teammate, and this update pushes that idea even further. The feature is now rolling out to Claude Pro, Max, and Team subscribers. I'm on the Pro plan, and it's already live in my account. If you have access, open Claude on your laptop, head into Cowork, click the + button in the chat box, and choose Record a Skill under the Add files or photos feature in the drop-down menu. From there, all you need to do is start recording your screen and walk Claude through the task. For anyone who performs the same workflow every day, this could be one of Claude's most practical upgrades yet.

Anthropic adds screen-recorded teaching feature to Claude AI

Anthropic has launched a new feature named "Teach Claude a skill," enabling users to record their screen and narrate a task for Claude to learn and reuse later. This update aims to reduce repetitive prompting from users, enhancing Claude's ability to manage recurring tasks like reports, spreadsheets, and file organization. The feature is currently rolling out to subscribers of Claude Pro, Max, and Team through the Cowork interface in the Claude desktop app. Instead of repeatedly explaining a task, users can simply demonstrate it, allowing Claude to learn the workflow more efficiently. Previously, training AI on specific tasks often required extensive instructions or document uploads, leading to mistakes in execution. With the new feature, Claude can watch the entire process during the recording, creating a reusable skill for future tasks.

Anthropic Claude's Record a skill feature that can automate your tasks is here: How to use it

The feature is currently available only on the Claude desktop app for paid plan users. Claude is one of the most used AI tools across the globe, especially when we talk about code generation or research. Anthropic has also constantly worked to improve the AI tool so that its users can make the most out of the tool. Continuing this effort, Anthropic has recently introduced a new feature called 'Record a skill', which lets users teach Claude how to perform repetitive tasks without writing lengthy prompts or creating scripts. The feature allows you to record your screen while completing a task and explain how you do it as it records your explanation. Once done, Claude learns the workflow and can replicate it later. Even though the 'Record a skill' feature might seem complex at first, it is quite simple to use and is expected to reduce the time one spends on repeating tasks. Things to keep in mind Before I move ahead and teach you how to use the Record a skill feature, here are some things you need to keep in mind: * The feature is only available to users who are running the Claude Paid plan. * You must have a stable internet connection. * The feature is only available at the Claude desktop app at the time of writing. Also read: OnePlus N6x India launch timeline, specifications, price and all other leaks How to use Claude's Record a skill feature If you want to teach a skill to your Claude app, then all you need to do is open the Claude desktop app on your device > ensure that you're in the Cowork space > press the '+' icon > choose 'Record a skill'. All you have to do now is perform the task normally. Claude will record your keyboard input, mouse clicks, screen activity, and voice explanations. The recording will then be processed into a structured skill and saved in the user's skill library. Instead of going through the entire procedure again, you can use the skill from the library. Benefits The new feature removes the need to write long prompts or create manual workflows for repetitive tasks. Furthermore, it also allows the users to teach Claude through simple demonstrations, making automation more accessible for people with little or no technical background. Since the learned skills are saved, users can quickly repeat common tasks whenever required. The feature also fits into Claude Cowork's larger set of tools, including file access, memory, connectors, and projects, helping users build a more capable AI assistant over time. Also read: OpenAI says its AI models hacked Hugging Face during internal cybersecurity test: Here is what happened Record a skill feature eligible plans Here is a full list of plans that allows you to use Record a skill feature: