Skills, Schedules, and Automation
Claude goes from a tool you open to a system that works on its own. Skills are reusable instruction sets. Schedules trigger them automatically. A weekly sales report that builds itself every Friday at 4 PM.
80 minutes
Technical leads, ops
Prerequisite: Module 10
Learning Objectives
- Understand SKILL.md structure and purpose
- Build a skill from scratch in Cowork
- Write cron expressions for common schedules
- Calculate aggregate time savings for the room
Session Timing
| Segment | Activity | Time |
|---|---|---|
Opening | Skill anatomy walkthrough — SKILL.md structure | 10 min |
Demo | Meeting notes → summary + action items + follow-up email | 15 min |
Instruction | Cron expressions and scheduled task setup | 10 min |
Exercise | Build, schedule, test, and present a skill for a recurring task | 35 min |
Debrief | Aggregate time savings across the room | 10 min |
Demo Data
Download before the session. Run every prompt yourself first so nothing surprises you at the projector.