Claude can connect directly to Google Drive, Gmail, Canva, and 50+ other tools through Connectors. For anything without a connector, Claude in Chrome controls your browser like a human. And Skills let you save entire workflows so Claude executes them from a single prompt.
The Three Features That Change Everything
Connectors — your apps, inside Claude. In Cowork, connect the tools you use most: Google Drive, Gmail, Canva, Slack, Notion. Claude doesn't just reference them — it works inside them. It drafts emails, edits Drive docs, creates Canva visuals, all without you switching tabs.
Claude in Chrome — for everything else. Some tools don't have a connector. Claude in Chrome solves that. It opens your browser, navigates to the site, clicks buttons, fills forms, and completes multi-step workflows on your behalf. It behaves like a human sitting at your computer.
Skills — your workflows on autopilot. If you do something repeatedly, save it as a Skill. A Skill is a set of instructions Claude loads automatically when the context matches. One prompt triggers the entire workflow.
Why This Matters
Most people type questions into Claude and copy-paste the answers somewhere else. That's using 10% of what it can do. When you connect your tools, let it control your browser, and teach it your workflows, Claude stops being a chat window and starts being a teammate that executes.
The Skills feature alone saves me at least 20 hours a week. I have a Skill that takes a video script and turns it into a fully published news article on my website — formatted, images generated, HTML built, ready to go. One prompt. That's the difference between using Claude as a chatbot and using it as an agent.
How to Get Started
- Connectors: Settings → Connectors → toggle on your apps
- Claude in Chrome: Install the Chrome extension, enable it in Cowork
- Skills: Create a folder with your instructions, or use /skill-creator to build one from scratch
Claude isn't a chatbot — it's an agent. Connectors give it access to your tools. Claude in Chrome gives it access to the web. Skills give it your playbook. Set up all three and you'll stop doing the work yourself.