Claude Cowork
What it is
Claude Cowork is a way to draft articles and posts with Claude (Anthropic’s AI) using ProPresence as the backing store. Claude needs an API key to talk to your account — this step generates one and shows you the configuration to paste into Cowork.
You only need this step if you actually use Cowork. Skip it otherwise.
Step-by-step
If you don’t have a Claude key yet
- Click Generate Claude API key.
- ProPresence creates a key starting with
ppk_live_…and tags it with the purposeclaude. Default scopes: articles:read,articles:writeposts:read,posts:write,posts:publish- Copy the key now. It will only be shown once. After you leave this screen, you’ll only see the masked prefix.
- Open the Cowork config snippet tab and copy the JSON block. Paste it into Cowork’s settings.
If you already have a key
You’ll see the masked prefix (e.g. ppk_live_a1b2c3d4****) and a Rotate key link. The config snippet is rendered with <paste your key> as a placeholder so you can re-copy the rest.
How posting through Cowork works
Open the How posting works card on the same screen. Two rules to remember:
| Post type | What to send | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | Include scheduled_at (ISO8601). Default: 8:00 AM in your timezone. |
Post is queued; publishes at that time via your personal LinkedIn token. |
| Brand (organization) | Do NOT include scheduled_at. Push as a draft. |
Stays in Drafts for review. Adding scheduled_at fires the Make.com webhook immediately and publishes to the company page before you can review it. |
This is the single most common cause of “wait, why did that brand post go live?” support tickets. Treat brand drafts as drafts.
Tips & gotchas
- You can generate additional keys for other tools from Account → API access.
- Rotate the key any time it’s exposed. Old keys are revoked instantly.
- For full endpoint reference, see Integrations Guide → Claude Cowork setup.
For content tracking and calendar sync, connect your Notion workspace in the Notion step coming up.
Related: Lexi cadence, API keys (developer)