[FEATURE] Claude Code ↔ Cowork Bridge: Programmatically trigger Cowork tasks from Claude Code CLI

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Problem Statement

Claude Code (terminal) and Claude Cowork (desktop) are completely isolated.
There is no way to programmatically trigger a Cowork task from Claude Code.

As a developer, I often need Claude Code's full terminal/coding power AND Cowork's desktop automation (computer use, file management, browser control via Claude in Chrome). Today I must manually switch between them and copy-paste context.

Use cases that are currently impossible:

• From Claude Code: "Run this UI test flow in Cowork using computer use"
• Chain a coding task in Claude Code → hand off to Cowork for visual verification
• Automate Cowork tasks in CI/CD or scripted workflows
• Use Playwright MCP in Claude Code to drive operations inside the Cowork app

Proposed Solution

Any of these would solve the problem:

1. A CLI command for Cowork — e.g. claude cowork "organize files in ~/Downloads" that triggers a Cowork task from terminal
2. A local API/IPC bridge — Cowork exposes a localhost endpoint or Unix socket that Claude Code (or any MCP server) can call to submit tasks
3. Shared MCP context — Allow Claude Code and Cowork to share MCP servers and pass tasks between sessions
4. An MCP server for Cowork itself — So Claude Code can use Cowork as a "tool" (e.g., cowork_run_task, cowork_get_result)

Alternative Solutions

_No response_

Priority

High - Significant impact on productivity

Feature Category

CLI commands and flags

Use Case Example

Cowork and Claude Code are Anthropic's two most powerful agentic products.
Right now they can't talk to each other. Bridging them would unlock developer workflows that neither can do alone — terminal-level coding
automation + desktop-level computer use in a single pipeline.

Additional Context

Environment

• OS: Windows / macOS
• Claude Code: Latest
• Claude Desktop (Cowork): Latest
• Plan: Max