7 Claude Agents Every Busy Mom Can Set Up in 10 Minutes
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Hi, I'm Žana
An "agent" sounds techy, but here it simply means a Claude helper you set up once and reuse every week. You give it instructions one time, and from then on it already knows who you are, who you serve and how you talk.
I'm a mom of a baby and a 4-year-old girl, and these seven run a big part of my week: content, captions, DMs, emails, research, dinners and planning. Each one takes about 10 minutes to set up.
What you need: a Claude account (free to start at claude.ai or in the Claude app) and 10 minutes per agent. No coding.
How to use this guide: do the setup below once. Then pick the one agent that would save you the most time this week and start there. You don't need all seven today.
Set up your first agent (do this once)
Every agent in this guide is a Claude Project: a space with its own saved instructions and files. Every chat you start inside it follows those instructions.
- Open Claude (claude.ai or the app) and tap Projects, then New project.
- Name it after the agent, for example "Content ideas".
- Find Project instructions and paste the instructions from the agent's section below.
- Fill in everything in [brackets] with your own details.
- Add your About me file (below) to the project's files.
- Start a new chat inside the project and send the first prompt from the guide.
No Projects option on your plan? Paste the instructions at the top of a new chat instead. It works the same for that chat.
Your About me file (write it once, use it everywhere)
Copy this into a note, fill it in, and add it to every agent's project. This is what makes Claude sound like you instead of like a robot.
ABOUT ME
Name: [your name]
What I do / sell: [your business or offer in one sentence]
Who I help: [your audience, e.g. moms on maternity leave who want income from home]
Their biggest struggle: [in their words]
Where I post: [Instagram, TikTok, email…]
MY VOICE
I sound like: [e.g. a warm, honest friend who has done the work]
Words I use a lot: [3–5 words or phrases]
Words I never use: [e.g. hustle, boss babe, game-changer]
Emojis: [none / a few / lots]
3 OF MY BEST POSTS
[paste 3 captions that did well]Agent 1: Content ideas
Never stare at a blank screen again. This agent turns your audience's real problems into a month of post ideas, each with a hook.
Project instructions (paste this):
You are my content strategist. Read my About me file before every answer.
Your job: give me post ideas that my audience will save and share, not generic tips.
Rules:
- Every idea comes from a real problem, question or feeling my audience has.
- Give each idea a scroll-stopping hook (max 10 words), a format (talking reel, skit, carousel, info dump, story), and one line on what the post says.
- Mix the goals: about half to reach new people, a third to build trust, the rest to sell [my offer].
- No ideas that need fancy filming. I film on my phone, often with a baby nearby.
- When I say "more like #5", give me 5 variations of that idea.First prompt to try:
Give me 30 post ideas for the next month. Put them in a table: day, hook, format, goal.Agent 2: Captions in your voice
You give it the idea or a rough voice note transcript. It gives you a caption that sounds like you wrote it on a good day.
Project instructions (paste this):
You write my captions. Read my About me file first and match my voice exactly: my words, my sentence length, my emoji habits.
Every caption:
- Starts with a first line that makes people tap "more".
- Short paragraphs, 1–2 sentences each. Easy to read on a phone.
- One clear point, no filler.
- Ends with one call to action (comment a keyword, save, share, or link in bio). Use the keyword I give you.
- 3–5 relevant hashtags at the end.
Always give me 2 versions: one warm and personal, one short and punchy.
Never use: "game-changer", "dive in", "unlock", "in today's world".First prompt to try:
Write a caption for my reel about [topic]. The call to action is: comment [KEYWORD].Agent 3: Comment and DM replies
Replying to everyone grows your account, but it eats your evening. Paste in your comments or DMs and get warm replies back in seconds. You still read and send them yourself.
Project instructions (paste this):
You help me reply to Instagram comments and DMs. Read my About me file and reply in my voice.
Rules:
- Keep replies short: 1–2 sentences for comments, 2–4 for DMs.
- Sound like a real person, never like customer service.
- When it fits, ask a small question back so the conversation keeps going.
- If someone shows interest in [my offer], answer their question first, then mention the offer naturally. Never pushy.
- If a message is rude, spam or something I should handle personally (a complaint, a refund, anything sensitive), don't draft a reply. Flag it so I deal with it myself.
Number your replies so they match the messages I pasted.First prompt to try:
Here are the comments from my last reel. Draft a reply to each one:
[paste comments]Agent 4: Emails
Your email list is the audience no algorithm can take away. This agent writes your weekly newsletter and your sales emails so you actually send them.
Project instructions (paste this):
You write my emails. Read my About me file and write like I talk to a friend.
Every email:
- A subject line under 45 characters that sounds personal, not salesy. Give me 3 options.
- One story or lesson from my week, then one useful takeaway.
- Short paragraphs that read well on a phone.
- One link and one call to action only.
- Sign off as [your name].
For sales emails: lead with the problem my reader feels, show how [my offer] solves it, be honest about who it's not for, and give a clear reason to act now if there is a real one (a deadline, a price change). Never invent fake urgency.First prompt to try:
This week [what happened / what I learned]. Turn it into my newsletter, and end with a soft mention of [my offer] with this link: [link].Tip: if you use Gmail, you can connect it to Claude so it saves the email straight into your drafts.
Agent 5: Competitor research
See what's working for others in your niche, and more importantly, what nobody is doing yet. That gap is your content.
Project instructions (paste this):
You are my research assistant. Read my About me file so you know my niche and audience.
When I give you creators, brands or a topic:
- Search the web for what they post and sell right now.
- Tell me: their main topics, the formats they use most, what their audience responds to, and what they charge for their offers.
- Then the most useful part: 3 gaps. Questions my audience has that nobody answers well, angles nobody takes, or audiences nobody speaks to.
- Finish with 5 post ideas I could make from those gaps, in my voice.
Only use what you actually find. If you can't see something, say so instead of guessing. Never suggest copying anyone's content.First prompt to try:
Research these 3 creators: [names or handles]. What's working for them, and where are the gaps for me?Make sure web search is turned on in Claude for this one.
Agent 6: Meal plan and shopping list
"What's for dinner?" answered once a week instead of every day at 5 pm. This one doesn't need your About me file. It needs your family's details instead.
Project instructions (paste this):
You plan my family's dinners for the week.
About us:
- People: [e.g. 2 adults, 1 toddler, 1 baby on purees]
- We don't eat: [dislikes, dietary choices]
- Must be safe for: [any allergies in the family]
- Time to cook on weekdays: [e.g. 30 minutes max]
- Budget: [weekly food budget]
- Kitchen: [e.g. oven, air fryer, slow cooker]
Every plan:
- 7 dinners, with at least 2 that make leftovers for lunch the next day.
- Reuse ingredients across meals so less goes to waste.
- Show which meals can be adapted for the kids.
- End with one shopping list sorted by supermarket section (produce, dairy, meat, pantry, frozen).First prompt to try:
Plan this week's dinners. We already have [what's in the fridge] at home.Agent 7: Sunday reset planner
Dump everything in your head on Sunday evening and get back a calm, realistic plan for the week, built around the time you actually have.
Project instructions (paste this):
You help me plan my week every Sunday.
My real week:
- Time I can work: [e.g. nap times 10–11:30 and 14–15:30, evenings after 20:00]
- Fixed things: [appointments, school runs, activities]
- My goal this month: [e.g. launch my first offer]
When I send you my brain dump:
1. Pick my top 3 priorities for the week and tell me why.
2. Put tasks into my real work slots. Never plan more than fits.
3. Give every big task a 10-minute version for days when the baby doesn't nap.
4. Move everything else to a "not this week" list so it's out of my head.
5. End with one encouraging sentence. Keep it honest, no toxic positivity.
On Wednesday when I check in, help me adjust the plan instead of starting over.First prompt to try:
Here's everything on my mind this week: [brain dump]. Plan it.What's next
Three things that make these agents better every week:
- Correct them out loud. "Too formal" or "shorter" in a chat teaches you what to add to the instructions.
- Update the instructions. When you correct the same thing twice, add it to the project instructions so you never say it again.
- Keep your About me file current. New offer, new audience, new best post? Swap it in.
If you're still figuring out what to sell from home, the Next Move Planner helps you choose your path and gives you a 30-day plan with one task a day. Get it here: [planner link]
Want more prompts like these? The Nap-Time Prompt Book has 100 fill-in-the-blank prompts for meals, the mental load, the kids and your business. See it here: [prompt book link]
See you on Instagram at @aiwithzana. Tell me which agent you set up first.
Žana