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The first real question is not what to ask Claude. It is which Claude to use. There are three surfaces, built for different kinds of work, and picking the right one changes what you can get done. This free guide gets you oriented, then points you at a system to build with.
Three surfaces, three kinds of work.
Claude Chat.
The conversation surface. Thinking out loud, drafting, asking, learning. This is where almost everyone starts, and it stays useful forever. Its limit: the work lives in the conversation, not in files you keep.
Claude Cowork.
Claude working directly in your files and folders, in plain English. No terminal, no code. The step up when your work lives in documents and projects rather than in a single conversation.
Claude Code.
The terminal surface builders run real projects on. This is where the Shiproom Kit lives: an orchestrator, specialist agents, and a verifier coordinating a whole project instead of one long chat.
What you’ll learn
What each surface is, in plain terms, and when to reach for it.
A simple way to decide which surface fits the task in front of you.
A first-week path that moves you from chatting toward building with a real system.
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Ready to build?
Once you know your way around the three surfaces, the next step is a system that runs your project like a team instead of one endless chat. The Shiproom Kit is free, and it is the same system this brand runs its own work on.