I Tested Claude for 3 Months. Here’s My Real Setup

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My entire Claude setup for running a one-person business — every connector, skill, and scheduled automation I use to save hours each week.

I call myself "AI-hesitant," but I use Claude at my desk every day — to crunch data and gather information, never to think for me. Here's every MCP connector, skill, and scheduled automation I actually run, why they matter, and where they could be better. .

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0:00 Introduction to Claude and Model Context Protocol (MCP) 1:06 Claude Chat vs. Cowork 2:57 Claude Connectors 16:42 Claude Skills 21:30 Scheduled Skills 22:34 Key Takeaways and Wrap-Up

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