Schedule weekly work summaries with Claude Cowork

A scheduled task reads your work through connectors, so it can run in the cloud while your computer is off.

1. 1Open claude.ai or the Claude Desktop app and sign in.
2. 2Click Plugins in the sidebar, then filter the list to connectors.
3. 3Open the Slack card, connect it and follow the sign-in steps.
4. 4Add Google Drive the same way if your summary needs files.

You should see Slack, and Google Drive if you added it, shown as connected.

One clear prompt sets what Claude reads, what it writes and when it runs.

1. 1Start a new conversation. If your message box shows Chat and Cowork, select Cowork first.
2. 2Paste the prompt below. Swap in your own channels, folder and time.
3. 3Answer the questions Claude asks about the schedule and the content.

Every Monday at 9 AM, write my weekly work summary.

Read last week's messages in [YOUR SLACK CHANNELS] and the files changed in [YOUR DRIVE FOLDER].

Give me:
1. The 5 most important updates, one line each, with a link to the message or file.
2. Decisions that were made, and who made them.
3. Questions or requests still waiting on me.
4. Deadlines in the next 2 weeks.

Keep it under 300 words. Only read. Don't post, reply to or edit anything.

You should see a proposed task with a name, a weekly schedule and your instructions.

Each run starts as its own Cowork session, so put every detail the summary needs into the prompt.

A quick check now saves you from a week of summaries built on the wrong channels.

1. 1Read the task name, schedule and instructions Claude proposes.
2. 2Ask for changes in plain words, such as "make it Fridays at 4 PM".
3. 3Click Schedule.

You should see your task listed under Scheduled in the left sidebar, with its next run time.

To set it up by hand, click Scheduled, then New task and Set up manually. Fill in the name, prompt, approval mode and frequency, then click Save.

A test run shows the gaps now, before the first real Monday.

1. 1Click Scheduled in the left sidebar and open your task.
2. 2Run the task on demand instead of waiting for Monday.
3. 3Open the run and read the summary. Check that every channel and folder shows up.

You should see a summary with the 4 parts you asked for, each update linked to its message or file.

Your work changes over time, and the task should change with it.

1. 1From Scheduled, open the task to see its upcoming and past runs.
2. 2Edit the instructions or the timing when your channels or deadlines change.
3. 3Pause it for a holiday week, then resume it when you're back.

You should see the task's next run, and a list of past runs you can open.

Frequency can be hourly, daily, weekly, weekdays or manual. Pick manual to keep the task but run it only when you ask.