of 7— Create a Claude Account

What you'll accomplish

You'll be able to paste any section of your state policy manual into Claude and get a plain-language explanation in under 2 minutes, so you can look up policy answers yourself instead of waiting for your supervisor to call back.

What you'll need

A Claude account (free at claude.ai)
Your state's policy manual in PDF or web format (your agency should have a link)
Time needed: 10 minutes to set up; 2-5 minutes per policy query after that
Cost: Free / $20/month for Claude Pro (for longer documents)

Policy Manual Quick-Lookup with Claude

Step 1: Create a Claude Account

Go to claude.ai. Click Sign up and create an account with your personal email address. The free plan works for most policy queries.

What you should see: The Claude chat interface with a clean message window.

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