Introduction to Claude Tag
Anthropic
Last updated October 13, 2026
Introduction to Claude Tag is a free course from Anthropic for people who use Claude Tag, a beta product that brings Claude into a team's Slack workspace. Inside a channel, Claude works under its own account, has access to whatever tools the team has connected, and keeps a running set of notes about the channel that grows as people correct it. The course compares working with Claude in a direct message, a public channel, and a private channel, and explains when each one fits. It then shows how to correct Claude so the fix applies for everyone in the channel, set rules and a standing job for a channel, let Claude respond without a tag, and schedule recurring work. You take one task through from beginning to end, writing the request and reviewing what comes back, then give Claude something ongoing to look after and use a checklist to look back at your team's habits with it. It runs about two and a half hours across 11 lessons and ends with a quiz that earns a completion badge. To practice, you need Claude Tag installed in your team's Slack workspace and access to it in at least one channel.
What you'll learn
- What Claude Tag is, and when to use a direct message, a public channel, or a private channel
- Getting answers that draw on what your organization already knows
- Correcting Claude through memory and instructions so the fix applies for everyone in a channel
- Letting Claude respond without a tag, and scheduling recurring work
- Writing a request Claude can work with, and checking the result
- Giving Claude a clear job in a channel and reviewing its work with your team
Frequently asked questions about Introduction to Claude Tag
Who is Introduction to Claude Tag for?
Knowledge workers who can use Claude Tag in their Slack channels and want to give it real work. Anyone responsible for setting it up for other people is directed to a separate admin setup guide.
Is Introduction to Claude Tag free?
Yes — Introduction to Claude Tag is free to take. To practice, you need Claude Tag installed in your team's Slack workspace and access to it in at least one channel.
What are the prerequisites for Introduction to Claude Tag?
Claude Tag must be installed in your team's Slack workspace, and you need to be able to use it in at least one channel. Your organization may restrict it to some roles; if you get an access message when you tag it, contact your admin. Having used Claude in a chat helps but is not required.
Why we suggest this course
Worth taking if Claude Tag is available in your team's channels and you want to give it real work rather than one-off questions. The course is built on three habits: treat Claude as you would a colleague, do the work in the channel where teammates can see and pick it up, and widen its independence only after it handles a given kind of task well and consistently. In a shared channel, one person's correction changes how Claude works for everyone there, so these habits shape how the whole team works with it. One thing to know: the course is for people using Claude Tag; if you are the one setting it up for your organization, Anthropic points you to its admin setup guide first.