Cowork 5: Persistence and Steering

Cowork Tasks and Steering: Stop Retyping the Same Task Part 5: Your finished tasks do not vanish. You can reopen them, build on them, and redirect them mid-run. This is how reusable work actually works in Cowork. Every time you retype a task prompt you worked hard to get right, you are throwing away an asset. Tasks persist after they finish, and you can steer them while they run: two habits that turn one-off work into a repeatable workflow. In this video: You will learn how tasks persist in Cowork's Tasks list, how to reopen and reuse finished work instead of starting from scratch, what deleting a task actually does (and does not do) to your files, and how to steer a task mid-run. These two habits, reusing finished tasks and redirecting running ones, are what turn the competitor brief from a one-time effort into something you own. Subscribe to Rick’s newsletter to see videos and guides. Rick is a Claude Certified Architect, AI systems practitioner, and builder of production multi-agent systems. He is currently working on authoring a book on Harness Engineering with Manning publishing. He created Skilz, a universal agent skill installer supporting 30+ coding agents including Claude Code, Gemini, Copilot, and Cursor, and co-founded one of the largest agentic skill marketplaces. Today, Rick and the Spillwave team works with leaders and teams who want to move beyond AI experiments and build real AI capability inside their companies. He helps organizations adopt AI safely, train their people, redesign workflows, and build practical AI systems that create measurable business value. Ready to make your company AI-first? Connect with Rick on LinkedIn, Substack or Medium, book him to speak or train your team, or visit Spillwave to explore mentoring, training, and custom AI solutions for your organization.   / rickhigh   https://substack.com/@rickhightower1   / richardhightower   https://spillwave.com/ Cowork Claude Cowork: Chat Tells You What to Do. Cowork Does It. Part 1 Medium: https://medium.com/@richardhightower/... YouTube:    • Claude Cowork: From Conversation to Comple...   Claude Cowork: What Claude Is Actually Doing While You Wait Part 2 Medium: https://medium.com/@richardhightower/... YouTube:    • Claude Cowork: Inside the Agent Loop; How ...   Cowork Connectors: Cowork Is Only as Useful as What You Let It Touch Part 3 Medium: https://medium.com/@richardhightower/... YouTube:    • Cowork Connectors: Cowork Is Only as Usefu...   Cowork Permissions: Keeping Claude Cowork on a Leash Part 4 Medium: https://medium.com/@richardhightower/... YouTube:    • Cowork Permissions: Keeping Claude Cowork ...