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Connect live data and run your first question.

Connect the Anthropic Economic Index
1 Open Claude
Go to Claude (opens in a new tab) and start a new conversation.
2 Open Connectors
Click on Customize, then open Connectors.

3 Browse Connectors
Open the connector directory and search for Anthropic Economic Index.
4 Connect the Anthropic Economic Index
Click Connect. There is nothing else to install.

5 Select the Connector
Return to your conversation, click the + icon, open Connectors, and turn on Anthropic Economic Index.

6 Run a Prompt
Pick the question that feels most useful, replace the bracketed field, and send it to Claude.
Prompt 1: Explore AI Use in My Field
What does the Anthropic Economic Index say about how people in [YOUR INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION] use Claude? Show me the underlying data, explain the most important pattern in plain language, and tell me one question I should investigate next.
Prompt 2: Compare Automation and Collaboration
Use the Anthropic Economic Index to compare how AI is used for automation versus collaboration in [YOUR INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION]. Show the underlying data, identify the three biggest differences, and explain what those differences could mean for how I work.
Prompt 3: Find Practical Opportunities
Using the Anthropic Economic Index, find the tasks people in [YOUR INDUSTRY OR OCCUPATION] most often use Claude for. Group them into tasks I could automate, tasks I should do with Claude, and tasks that still need human judgment. Recommend three practical experiments I could run this month, and show the data behind each recommendation.