About this episode
Jim Carter explores Claude's new Chrome extension that automates tasks in the browser using plain language requests.
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…
People in this episode
Host: Jim Carter
Topics covered
- AI tools
- productivity
- automation
- browser extensions
- time management
Keywords
- AI
- Chrome extension
- automation
- productivity
- Claude
- time management
- browser workflows
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Anthropic, Chrome
Products: Claude
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