Claude for beginners
Claude
This page is here to support you on your journey with Claude, the AI assistant made by Anthropic.
Each guide takes one thing beginners ask about, such as the difference between the Claude chat, Cowork and Claude Code, where your work is stored, who can see what you share, and how to add guardrails. Every guide is written in plain English, checked against Anthropic’s own guides, and links to them. A new one is added most Wednesdays.
By Alison King, Blackbox · AI news and insights · Book a call
6 October 2026
Why long Claude chats get worse and when to start fresh
If you use Claude for work, you have probably noticed something odd. The conversation starts well. Claude understands what you need. But after a while, it forgets things or makes mistakes you already fixed. This is no...
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5 October 2026
Give Claude a way to check its own work
Claude stops when the work looks done. Without a check, that is the only signal it has. You become the person who has to spot every mistake. When you ask Claude to do something, it runs until it thinks the job is fini...
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4 October 2026
How to keep Claude safe when it can take actions
When Claude can edit files, send emails or run code, you need guardrails. These are the controls that stop the tool doing something harmful by mistake. This guide shows you how to set them up. If Claude only writes dr...
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3 October 2026
Is my Claude artifact public? What happens when you share
When Claude makes something for you, it is private by default. But it is easy to share it by accident if you do not know how the settings work. An artifact is something Claude makes that sits alongside the conversatio...
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2 October 2026
Where Claude actually does the work
When you ask Claude to do something, where does the work happen? On your phone? Your laptop? Somewhere else entirely? The answer depends on what you ask Claude to do. Some tasks run in the cloud. Others need your own ...
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1 October 2026
What is an agent and which one are you using in Claude
When you talk to Claude, it can work in two different ways. Knowing which one you are using helps you set the right task and get better results. A chatbot replies and waits for your next message. An agent is given a g...
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21 September 2026
Let Claude write the prompt for you
Most people trying to use Claude (Anthropic's AI chatbot) spend ages writing the perfect prompt, then get frustrated when the answer misses the point. There is a simpler way: ask Claude to write the prompt for you. Th...
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