Claude use cases: 5 real examples
Anthropic's assistant, used with tools, connectors and computer use. Here is what people have got it to do.
5 use cases · Most often: software · health · science · Updated Oct 16, 2026
All 5 Claude use cases
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Trace and question a rogue group of web-scraping agents
The swarmcha.se team lured a group of data-scraping agents with hidden text and questioned them through a Claude agent; they say one reported running in a Tencent test environment.
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Build a browser viewer for your MRI scans
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke had Claude turn his MRI files into a viewer that runs in his web browser; Radiology Business says it worked and let him mark up images.
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Check a reference list for fake or retracted papers
A developer had Claude check a 20-reference list with their own connector; they say in about a minute it flagged 5 fake papers, 1 wrong citation and 1 retraction.
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Ask Claude to build a fun game from one prompt
Simon Willison gave Claude's iPhone app one prompt for a tree game; he reports it worked 3 hours 7 minutes and returned a spot-the-difference game that is quite compelling.
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Rewind a failing test to hunt down a software bug
Antithesis let Claude use its rewind tool to replay a failing test and probe a bug in HashiCorp software; the company shows a replay but reports no final fix.
