Agents: delegate the busywork

How Claude handles big jobs

For big jobs, Claude makes a plan and splits the work. Subagents take pieces in parallel:

• one researches,
• one drafts,
• one checks.

Each works in its own clean space and reports back.

Agents reach beyond your folders

• Claude in Chrome works inside your browser, filling forms and clicking through sites.
• Computer use lets Claude operate desktop apps, with your permission.
• Claude for Microsoft 365 works in Word, Excel and Outlook.

Write a good brief

Delegating well means telling Claude:

1. The goal and why it matters
2. What done looks like
3. What not to touch
4. What to report back

You don't have to watch every step. Review the plan, steer when it drifts, and approve anything risky.

Recap

Agents split big work, reach your browser and apps, and report back. You lead.

Your mission: delegate one multi-step task end to end: research, draft and a finished file.

Next lesson: automate the work you repeat every week.