You tell it what you need in plain language, and it carries out the steps in the browser.

That’s the promise Jim digs into on this episode of The Prompt: Claude’s new Chrome extension that doesn’t just chat with you — it actually does the work. Jim’s angle is simple: most people don’t need another shiny AI toy. They need time back, without adding extra steps or learning some complicated automation setup.

He walks through how the extension sits in a side panel, watches what’s on your active tab via screenshots, and then clicks, types, opens tabs, and moves through multi-step workflows based on a plain-English request. Anthropic calls it “computer use,” and the big news is it’s no longer locked behind the $200/month Max plan — it’s now rolling out across paid Claude plans like Pro, Team, and Enterprise.

Jim keeps it practical with real browser-heavy examples: pulling daily analytics and writing a team update, cleaning out a messy inbox by grouping newsletters and showing a reviewable bulk-delete list, and catching up CRM logging by matching calendar attendees to contacts and drafting sales activity notes. He also points out the killer habit-builder: show Claude the steps once, then let it repeat on a schedule.

Key takeaways listeners can use right away:

Start with repeatable, step-by-step tasks with clear “done” states (reports, forms, sorting, testing).
Treat security as real: prompt injection exists, and this tool can touch sensitive pages.
Use permission modes strategically: “ask before acting” for most workflows, “act without asking” only for trusted sites.
If a site has no good API, browser-based automation can still get the job done.

If your browser is where your time disappears, this episode is the nudge to reclaim it. Try one annoying task you do every day, teach Claude once, and see what it feels like to get that chunk of time back.

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