Skills in Action

You know what skills are and how to install them. Now let's look at what they actually produce. These map directly to the Level 2 demos in the game, so you can try each one yourself.

Content Repurposer

The task: You have one blog post. You need content for LinkedIn, Twitter, email, and maybe a video script.

Without a skill: You get a generic rewrite for each platform. Inconsistent formatting, no structure, no export options.

With the skill: You get an interactive HTML page with tabs for each platform. LinkedIn gets a professional hook. Twitter gets a thread with hashtags. Email gets a personal intro and clear CTA. Each tab has a copy button. One input, multiple polished outputs.

This is Demo 4 in the game. Try it with the sample blog post, then try it with something you've written.

Meeting Intelligence

The task: You have messy meeting notes. You need to know what was decided, who's doing what, and you need to send a follow-up email.

Without a skill: You get a summary. It's okay, but decisions and action items are mixed together, and you still need to write the follow-up email yourself.

With the skill: You get structured sections: decisions made, action items with owners and due dates, key discussion points, open questions, and a ready-to-send follow-up email. Everything separated and organised.

This is Demo 5 in the game. The difference between generic notes and skill-powered extraction is stark.

Search Term Analyzer / CSV Analyzer

The task: You have raw data in a CSV. Could be search terms, campaign metrics, sales figures, anything with rows and columns. You need insights.

Without a skill: You get a text summary. Some numbers, some observations. Hard to share, hard to dig into.

With the skill: You get an interactive dashboard. Charts pick the right visualisation automatically. Key metrics are highlighted at the top. You can filter and sort. The skill's scripts handle the maths, so the numbers are reliable.

These are Demos 6 and 10 in the game. Same data, but the skill turns a wall of numbers into something you can actually use.

The pattern

Every skill follows the same pattern:

1. Give Cowork a file
2. The skill tells Cowork exactly what to do with it
3. You get structured, consistent, ready-to-use output

Three or four skills covering your most common tasks will save you hours every week. And these are just the starting point. Imagine having dozens, each one a specialist for a different part of your work.

Try it in the game

Play through the Level 2 demos. Download the skills. See the results. Then think about which of your regular tasks would benefit from this kind of structure.