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A Claude plugin · $20 Hazel Q Cowork
Hazel Q Cowork
Onboarding.
Custom Claude plugin. Sets up your Claude brain (CLAUDE.md + starter prompts) and pushes your project list and systems docs into Notion (preferred), Google Sheets, or Excel. Ships with the $20 Cowork Starter — buy it, run it, you're set up by tonight.
Fig. P.a — What it does
Two jobs. One short intake.
The plugin reads a 5-question intake, then runs both jobs back to back. About 30 minutes from buy-button to working setup, including the walkthrough video you watch alongside it.
01
Sets up your Claude brain.
Writes CLAUDE.md, the starter prompts, and the system context Claude reads at the top of every conversation — so you stop re-explaining your work every chat.
- Voice + brand context, from your real writing
- The do/don't list for your work
- The 5–8 starter prompts you'll use most weeks
- A "what I'm working on" pointer Claude reads at the start of each session
02
Syncs your projects + systems.
Pushes your project list and your operating-system docs into Notion (preferred), Google Sheets, or Excel. You pick during intake, the plugin handles the wiring.
- Project list table with status + next action
- Systems doc with recurring tasks + working agreements
- Claude can read it (so you don't re-explain projects)
- You can edit it (so it's not stuck in Claude)
Fig. P.b — The intake
Five questions. Then it runs.
The whole intake takes about three minutes. Rough answers are fine — the plugin teaches you what's important to be specific about, and you can re-run it later if you want to refine.
- 01 What kind of work do you do all week (writing, ops, planning, client work)?
- 02 Where do you want your project list and systems docs to live — Notion, Sheets, or Excel?
- 03 What voice should Claude write in (paste 2–3 sentences of your real writing)?
- 04 What does Claude need to know about your business that's not in the obvious places?
- 05 Any do-not-touch lists (clients, topics, voice tics) Claude should avoid?
Fig. P.c — Where it syncs
Three places. Pick during intake.
Whichever you already use. If you're not in any of them yet, Notion is the recommended path — Cowork plays best with it.
Google Sheets
For spreadsheet brains and teams already living there.
Excel
For the "nothing leaves my machine" crowd. Local file, same shape.
Fig. P.d — What it leaves you with
Five things. One working setup.
Everything the plugin produces lives in your account, your machine, your workspace. Once it's run, it's yours — no service to keep paying for.
- CLAUDE.md, written for you
- Project-scoped brain file — your work, your voice, your conventions, the things Claude should know without you re-explaining every chat.
- Starter prompts
- The handful of prompts that get the most leverage from Claude for the work you actually do. Saved as snippets, ready to paste.
- Synced project list
- A "what I'm working on" table in your tool of choice (Notion, Sheets, or Excel) — Claude can read it and you can keep editing it.
- Synced systems doc
- Your operating-system page — recurring tasks, working agreements, anything Claude should default to. Lives in the same tool.
- A walkthrough video
- Me running the plugin start-to-finish so you can follow along the first time. Watch once, do it on your machine.
Fig. P.e — Field photos
What it actually looks like.
Four shots from a real run. Same files as the Cowork Starter page — drop one set in, both pages light up.
Screenshot · 01 The Hazel Q Cowork Onboarding plugin running in Claude desktop, working through the intake.
/images/cowork-starter/plugin-installed.png Screenshot · 02 Your CLAUDE.md and starter prompts, written for the work you actually do.
/images/cowork-starter/brain-doc.png Screenshot · 03 Project + systems plans pushed into Notion — same plugin handles Sheets and Excel.
/images/cowork-starter/notion-synced.png Screenshot · 04 What Claude leaves on screen when the onboarding finishes. Your setup is yours from here.
/images/cowork-starter/plugin-finished.png Fig. P.f — Past setups
What people have onboarded.
Six shapes the plugin has taken so far. Yours will look like one of these — or something else entirely. The intake adapts.
Fig. P.g — How to get it
The plugin ships with the Cowork Starter.
Self-paced. Delivered by email the moment you buy. Run the plugin, follow the walkthrough video, you're set up by tonight.
$20 one-time · charged via Stripe
Fig. P.h — FAQ
Common questions.
Anything not covered? Reply to the delivery email — I read those.
Can I buy the plugin separately?
Yes — that's actually what the Cowork Starter is. $20, you get the plugin, walkthrough video, and starter prompts. There's no version that's just-the-plugin without the bundle, because the walkthrough is the part that makes it click.
What if I want a custom plugin for my workflow?
That's what working with me 1:1 is for — two sessions together ($650), where we set Claude up around your actual work (not the standardized onboarding one), with a week of async and a year in the Slack. Plenty of people start with the Starter, then book that once they see the shape.
Why Notion, Sheets, or Excel?
Most people already use one of these. Notion is smoothest because of its database model and AI blocks — that's why it's recommended. Sheets is the same shape for spreadsheet brains. Excel is for the "nothing leaves my machine" crowd.
Do I need a paid Claude account?
The free tier works for getting started. You'll hit the message limit eventually, at which point Claude Pro ($20/mo) is worth it. None of that is included in the Starter $20.
Is there a Vibe Coding equivalent?
Yes — Hazel Q Vibe Coding Onboarding. Different plugin, different lane: that one scaffolds a coding project (repo, CLAUDE.md, deploy) rather than syncing Claude into your productivity stack.
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