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Work without your laptop.

You don't have to sit at your desk while Claude works. In this tutorial you'll set up a cloud routine that runs with your laptop shut — and, for a long job on your own Mac, keep it awake so it doesn't quit halfway. About ten minutes.

the task keeps running in the cloud — laptop shut

Two ways to leave your desk

LAPTOP OFF

In the cloud (laptop off)

A routine runs on Anthropic's servers. Your laptop can be shut; you can be on holiday. This is remote control: you set it up once, they keep it running.

Best for recurring work that must happen no matter what.

LAPTOP ON, AWAKE

On your own Mac (on + awake)

A long local job runs on your computer. Your Mac must stay on — and awake, or it stops halfway. So you keep it awake.

Best when Claude needs your own files on your machine.

THE RULE

The more autonomous, the less your laptop needs to be on.

Do it with me

Set up a cloud routine

Go to claude.ai/code/routines and click New routine. Write the task, pick a time (say daily at 8am), hit Create. You'll see it listed as scheduled — it now runs on Anthropic's servers even with your laptop shut. (Cloud routines run at most once an hour and can't see your local files.)

Keep your Mac awake for a local job

For a long job on your own Mac, start Claude with a coffee in front of it: type caffeinate -is claude in Terminal. You'll see Claude start as normal — but your Mac won't fall asleep while that session runs. Prefer clicking? Install Amphetamine (free, Mac App Store) and click the pill in your menu bar. Keep the laptop on the charger.

Pick the right one

Away from your desk, laptop shut, recurring? → a cloud routine. A long one-off that needs your own files? → run it locally and keep your Mac awake.

Your turn

Pick one job you'd love to run without you. Cloud or local?

COPY & FILL IN

At claude.ai/code/routines: daily at 8am — [what Claude should do] — and send it to me as [an email / a note].

It doesn't need your files. The cloud works on a copy — give it what it needs via a connector.
It's low-risk. Runs on its own without asking.
You'll be away. That's exactly when the cloud earns its keep.

Good to know

The cloud can't see your local files. It works on a copy of your project, so give it what it needs through connectors.
caffeinate is Mac-only. On Windows the command doesn't exist; use the system's own 'stay awake' setting.
On battery, a long night job is a bad idea. Your Mac runs hot and drains — keep it on the charger.
Don't forget to switch it off. Quit caffeinate (Ctrl+C) or turn Amphetamine off afterwards, or your Mac stays awake day and night.

THIS WEEK · YOU'RE DONE WHEN

You've set up one cloud routine that runs with your laptop shut — or run one long local job with your Mac kept awake.

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