A writer gave Claude computer use control of his Mac to play chess and create notes; simple tasks worked, complex ones failed, and usage quota nearly ran out.
A writer gave Claude computer use control of his Mac to play chess and create notes; simple tasks worked, complex ones failed, and usage quota nearly ran out.
Ben Patterson turned on computer use in Claude's settings on a Mac mini and granted accessibility and screen recording permissions. He also had to approve each app individually. Claude opened Notes and wrote a note, and it added a lasagna shopping list when asked from his iPhone through Dispatch. He then asked it to play Chess.
The Notes tasks worked. Claude got stuck trying to move a single chess piece on the 3D board. Those failed attempts used up nearly his whole five-hour Claude Pro allotment in about 30 minutes, so he stopped it.
Computer use sends screenshots of your whole screen to Claude and burns usage quickly on a Pro plan, so keep sensitive windows closed and stick to simple tasks.
Take control of my computer and open [chess app or website]. Play a game against the built-in [easy/medium] computer opponent, then open [notes app] and write a short note summarizing how the game went. Keep to these two simple steps, tell me if something fails instead of retrying endlessly, and stop once the note is saved.
Score every demo request against your ICP, update HubSpot and ping the right rep in Slack within a minute of the form submit.
Every new Zendesk ticket gets a category, priority and sentiment tag plus a draft reply in an internal note before an agent opens it.
Copilot and Claude review each PR for bugs, missing tests and risky changes before a human looks, so reviewers can focus on design.