Talking to Claude

Your files have a new best friend. Learn how Claude sees your project and uses tools to help you.

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Imagine a Super-Smart Librarian

You already know what it's like to ask for help...

The Library

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What Claude does

👉 Pick an action!

Click a button on the left to see how a librarian's job maps to Claude's tools.

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Claude Can See Your Stuff

When you talk to Claude, it doesn't just read your words. It has context — a window into your whole project.

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Your Conversation

Claude remembers the whole conversation you've had with it — every question you asked and every answer it gave.

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Your Files

Claude can see the files in your project. It reads them to understand what you're building and what needs to change.

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What You're Working On

Claude remembers the recent actions it took — which files it read, what edits it made, and what tools it ran.

The Limit

Claude's context window has a limit. When it gets too full, the oldest parts start to fade away, like a scroll rolling up.

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See What Claude Sees

Add messages, files, and tool calls to fill up Claude's context window!

Claude's Context Window
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Context is empty. Add something below!
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Match the Tool!

Drag each tool onto the description that matches it. On mobile, tap the tool then tap the slot.

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What Would Claude Do?

Given a request, put Claude's steps in the right order!

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Chat with Claude!

Type a message or click a suggestion below to see how Claude uses tools.

Claude Code
Welcome! Ask Claude anything about your project. Try a suggestion below, or type your own.
you >
What files do I have?
Read notes.txt
Create hello.txt
Find all music files
What folder am I in?
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Quick Quiz!

Let's see what you've learned about talking to Claude!

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You're Talking to Claude!

Here's what you've learned in this lesson

Lesson 2 Recap

Claude is like a super-smart librarian. It has tools it uses to help you: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep, and more.

Claude has a context window — it can see your conversation, your files, and what it's been working on. But that window has a limit!

When you ask Claude to do something, it plans the steps, picks the right tools, and gets to work.

You: Add a title to my webpage

(thinking) I'll read the file first to see what's there...
[Tool: Read] Reading index.html...
(thinking) I see the HTML. I'll edit the title tag.
[Tool: Edit] Changing <title> to "My Awesome Page"

Claude: Done! I updated the title of your webpage to "My Awesome Page".

But what happens when Claude needs help with something really big?
Next time: Teamwork...

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You now understand how Claude uses tools and context. Onward!