Queue in the Co-work flow In the channel's material, queue describes how Claude Co-work handles input while an agent is already running: you can add more messages while it works, and come back later to review[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@891]. This is the app's defining contrast with chat, where a running response has to be stopped before you can say anything else[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@416]. Why it matters Queuing is what makes Co-work usable for long, asynchronous handoffs — the mental shift of saying go do something, then returning once it has run for a while[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@901]. Kieran's advice to non-technical users captured this: open Co-work for the same things done in chat and notice the differences, like queueing messages[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@3842]. - Queue lets you send new messages while the agent is still working[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@416]. - Chat cannot do this: the running response must be stopped first[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@416]. - Queuing supports async work: hand off a task, queue more input, review later[^01a0f15a-b23f-7d11-980f-dc3f7e8fc4b6@891].