Claude is one of the AI platforms at the forefront of the generative AI revolution: It has become the go-to AI of choice for many coders, and is leading the push into agentic AI that can take actions for users, too. It's also really simple to use, and even opens up with a warm and familiar greeting ("back at it" when I last loaded it). However you use Claude, there are also numerous features and tools worth knowing about that can help you dive deeper into the AI's capabilities. Whether it's getting Claude to rummage through your emails, adjusting the style that Claude responds in, or putting Claude to work in your web browser, there is plenty to explore outside of the core prompt box.Connect Claude to Gmail to help manage your inboxConnectors enable Claude to attach itself to other apps, and there are a lot of them, including Spotify, Canva, Tripadvisor, and Uber. You can add a new connector to Claude by clicking on the + (plus) button in the lower left corner of the prompt box, then choosing Connectors > Add connector.The Gmail connector is particularly useful. If you give Claude permission to access your inbox, the AI can carry out tasks like summarizing your daily messages, or identifying emails that need responding to. You could try "which email sender do I leave unread the most in my Gmail account?" for example, or "find emails in Gmail over the last 30 days that look as if they needed a response."