It can also take notes, write down plans and TODO lists, update on gym records, etc, etc.

Curious how you're handling notes and TODO lists. Do you give Claude Code access to a local markdown file, or is it working some other way?

Pretty much yeah, just a folder with .md files

LOTS! Sometimes for quick file system organization, creating Claude skills, deep document analysis.

Anthropic published a doc or two about this too, here's one of them: https://www-cdn.anthropic.com/58284b19e702b49db9302d5b6f135a...

Ah, that’s interesting. Are there any parts of Claude Code that you feel could work differently or get in your way for these kinds of tasks?

I use CC regularly for editing large text files (especially turning interview transcripts into something readable) and have found it works much better than web chat interfaces because of filesystem access and ability to work with large files.

That’s great to know. I’ve come to the same conclusion. I’ve found that things work best when they happen right where I’m already working. Uploading files or recreating context in a web service adds friction, especially when everything is already available locally.