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What is Corey?

Corey is the operator you hire to run the recurring work across your business, with a team of specialists behind him.

Corey on Claude Desktop

How to install Claude Desktop, add the Corey connector, turn on Cowork, and run your first onboarding conversation in about 10 minutes.

Corey in Claude Code (CLI)

How to connect Corey in Claude Code using the CLI, authenticate, and run your first onboarding session. For developers who prefer the terminal.

Corey in Cursor

How to add Corey to Cursor as a remote MCP server over HTTPS, authenticate with a one-click browser sign-in, and run your first onboarding session in Agent mode.

Using Corey

Your first conversation with Corey

What to expect when you run the kickoff prompt for the first time: the whoami check, the Meet Corey interview, and what Corey sets up in your folder.

Best practices for working with Corey

How to get the most out of Corey - from the folder model and context to the approval model and keeping work organised with Projects.

What you can ask Corey

Concrete examples of what to ask Corey across marketing, sales, operations, finance and admin - with the prompt and the expected outcome for each.

Automation

Run Corey on a Hetzner VPS

How to provision a Hetzner VPS, install Corey with Doppler secrets, keep it running always-on, and schedule automated tasks.

Tools

Corey tools

An overview of the tools Corey can use - file management, web research, communication, finance, scheduling, and custom integrations - and the approval model behind them.

File and folder tools

How Corey reads, writes and organises files in your Corey folder and the directories you approve, and the path restrictions that keep it safe.

Web and research tools

How Corey browses, searches and reads pages on the open web to gather the information a job needs, and the limits on what it can access.

Communication tools

How Corey drafts, sends and reads email and messages on your behalf, always drafting before anything goes out so you approve what is sent.

Finance tools

How Corey helps with invoicing, bookkeeping and finance-adjacent work, with approval required on anything that touches money.

Scheduling and calendar tools

How Corey reads and writes your calendar, sets reminders and helps plan the week, with the calendar providers it supports.

Custom integrations

How additional tools and services can be connected to Corey through MCP, so it can do the work that is specific to your business.