Stop using Claude like a chatbot

If your interaction with Claude is mostly typing into a single chat box, you are leaving most of the system on the table. The 5 surfaces (Chat, Code, Project, Skills, Cowork) each map to a different mode of work. We walk through what each is for, when to switch, and the workflow pattern that sits behind each one. The shift from "chatbot user" to "system operator" is a step change in throughput.