Automate the Tasks You Repeat Weekly

Some tasks are not hard. They are just repetitive. The same Shopify export every Monday. The same 5 Instagram captions every week. The same monthly report that follows the same format every time. These are perfect candidates for automation — and the way to make them truly hands-free is to connect your tools so Claude can work with live data, not uploaded files.

This page is your integration hub: Schedule, Cowork, and MCP connectors all explained together.

Start with Claude Schedule

The fastest automation win is Claude Schedule. It runs tasks automatically on a schedule you define — no trigger from you required. Here are five concrete automations for Adam Bike. Pick one, set it up this week, and build from there.

Weekly content batch (every Sunday evening):

Monday morning sales summary:

Monthly inventory review:

Monthly competitor check:

Seasonal preparation reminder:

How to set up Schedule:

1. Open Claude Desktop with your Adam Bike workspace active in Cowork
2. Type /schedule followed by the task description and timing
3. Claude confirms the scheduled task
4. It runs automatically without you being present

Check scheduled tasks with /schedule list. Remove any with /schedule delete [task name].

Claude Cowork: working inside your files

Claude Cowork (in Claude Desktop) connects Claude to a folder on your computer. Instead of uploading files, you point Claude at a folder and it reads them directly. Your CLAUDE.md file in that folder is loaded automatically — making it the local equivalent of your Claude Projects context file.

Useful for Adam Bike:

• Keep a sales/ folder with Shopify exports. Claude reads the latest file automatically.
• Keep a content-calendar.md file. Claude reads it and aligns captions to your plan.
• Keep a customer-feedback/ folder with collected reviews. Ask Claude to summarize monthly.
• Keep a products.md with current inventory. Claude references it when writing descriptions.

Set up Cowork:

1. Open Claude Desktop
2. Select Cowork mode
3. Open your Adam Bike workspace folder
4. Claude reads the files in that folder automatically

The CLAUDE.md file in your workspace folder works exactly like your Claude Projects context file — but it is always on your computer, always current, and always loaded when you open Cowork.

MCP connectors: connect your tools directly

MCP (Model Context Protocol) connectors give Claude live access to your business tools. Instead of exporting files and uploading them, Claude reads from the source directly. Set each connector up once and it works forever.

Three connectors to set up for Adam Bike:

Shopify — for live order and inventory data

Once connected, you can ask:

• “How many orders came in today?”
• “Which products are low on stock?”
• “What was this week’s revenue vs last week?”

No more CSV exports. Your Monday sales summary runs against live data.

Set up via Composio (no coding needed):

1. Go to composio.dev
2. Find the Shopify connector
3. Connect your Shopify store via OAuth
4. In Claude Desktop, select the Composio MCP server

Gmail — for inbox management and customer email drafts

Once connected, you can ask:

• “Summarize the 5 most recent customer emails that need replies.”
• “Draft a reply to the email from [customer] asking about cargo bikes.”
• “Are there any urgent supplier emails in my inbox?”

Instead of switching between Claude and Gmail, your email stays in Claude.

Set up via Composio (same process as Shopify):

1. Find the Gmail connector in Composio
2. Connect your Google account via OAuth
3. Claude gets read and draft access to your Gmail

Google Drive — for documents and your content calendar

Once connected, you can ask:

• “Read my content calendar spreadsheet and write this week’s Instagram captions.”
• “Update the product descriptions document with a new listing for the Gazelle e-cargo.”
• “Summarize the supplier contract in my Drive from last month.”

If your team shares documents in Google Drive, this connector means Claude can read and update them without you manually uploading files.

Set up via Composio (same process):

1. Find the Google Drive connector in Composio
2. Connect your Google account via OAuth
3. Claude gets access to your Drive files

Prompt template library

Build a collection of prompts that you reuse. Save them in a text file in your workspace folder called prompts.md:

# Adam Bike Prompt Library

## Weekly Instagram batch
Write 5 Instagram captions for Adam Bike this week...

## Monthly Shopify summary
Analyze this month's sales data...

## Customer reply: pricing inquiry
Customer asking about prices...

When you need one, open the file and adjust the details for today’s situation. Over time you will have 20 to 30 templates covering everything you do regularly. The goal is to spend 30 seconds customizing a template, not 5 minutes writing from scratch.

NotebookLM for your documents

Google’s NotebookLM (notebooklm.google.com) is a free tool for making sense of large document collections. Upload supplier catalogs, product guides, or customer feedback files. Then ask questions — or use its audio overview feature to turn the content into a podcast-style summary you can listen to during your commute.

Useful for Adam Bike:

• Upload your supplier’s product catalog. Ask: “Which bikes in this catalog are suitable for school runs in Dubai?” Or generate an audio overview to listen to on the drive to the showroom.
• Upload a pile of customer emails. Ask: “What are the most common questions or complaints?”
• Upload your brand guidelines or training materials for new team members to query.

NotebookLM works alongside Claude, not instead of it. Use it for making sense of a specific set of documents.

Wispr Flow: voice dictation system-wide

Wispr Flow (AED 55/month) transcribes your voice into any text field on your Mac. Instead of typing a prompt, speak it. Instead of typing a WhatsApp reply, say it.

For a business owner who is often on the showroom floor:

• Walk the floor, describe a bike, and dictate the Instagram caption
• Speak your thoughts about this week’s sales while looking at the screen
• Dictate customer replies quickly between customers

Combine Wispr Flow with Claude for a fast workflow: speak the customer message, speak your instructions, read the draft, send.

Where to start:

Pick one task you do every week that takes the most time. Set up a Claude Schedule task for it. That is your first automation.

When you are ready to go further, set up the Shopify MCP connector. Once Shopify is live, your Monday sales summary runs against real data without any file exports. Then add Gmail and Google Drive when you have a specific need for each.

The pattern is always the same: set it up once, use it forever.