🧩 Claude Desktop · Cowork & chat

You're in! Let's set up Yo Human.

About 3 minutes, and no coding or config files — Cowork does the technical part itself. When you're done, your phone buzzes the moment Claude finishes or needs you, and you can Approve or Reject right from your phone.

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Paste this into a Cowork chat

Open the Claude app, start a Cowork chat, and paste this. Cowork installs Yo Human for you and wires it to your private channel — no files to edit.

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Cowork shows you exactly what it runs before anything changes. ✅

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Restart the Claude app

Fully quit Claude (⌘Q) and reopen it, so it loads the new plug-in.

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Get the notification app on your phone

Download the free ntfy app from the App Store, then scan this QR with your phone's camera to subscribe (or add the channel below by hand). This is where your buzzes arrive — and it's free.

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📱 Get the app: search "ntfy" in the App Store
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Turn on the auto-notify rule (one paste)

In the Claude app: Settings → Cowork → Global instructions. Paste this and Save — it tells Claude to buzz you when it stops, finishes, or needs you.

You have "Yo Human" tools that send notifications to my phone. Read my intent, not exact words. NOTIFY ME — reach my phone whenever you stop or finish: - When you complete a task, call notify with a one-line summary. - When you stop and are waiting on me (a question, missing info, or you can't continue), call notify to tell me what you need. - If something fails, call notify with type "error". ASK ME — when you need a yes/no to continue: - Call request_approval with a one-line summary, then call check_approval with its token every few seconds until it returns approved or rejected (up to ~12 checks). If approved, continue; if rejected or no answer, stop and tell me. MUTE / UNMUTE — by intent, not exact words: - Quiet/away signals ("I'm away," "going for a walk," "mute," "don't call me," "good night") → call mute. - Back/on signals ("I'm back," "unmute," "call me," "good morning") → call unmute.
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Try it — the magic ✨

Ask Cowork to do something multi-step (e.g. "organize my Downloads folder and tell me when you're done"). Walk away. When it finishes — or pauses and needs you — your phone buzzes. Press & hold the alert to Approve / Reject right there. You never have to sit and watch it again.

🔒 Yo Human sends notifications only — never your files or what Claude is working on. Your channel is private to you. You can pause anytime by telling Claude "mute."