Compare Vendor Proposals Without the Spreadsheet Spiral (Claude Cowork Self-Install Kit)

See three vendor proposals side by side with the tradeoffs already named.

You build a spreadsheet to compare vendors, lose two hours to it, and still feel like you are missing something. Every proposal is formatted differently, so comparing them is a translation job before it is a decision.

That is a formatting problem wearing a decision problem's clothes. The organizing is the drain, not the choice itself.

What this kit does

This kit sets up a workflow that turns a stack of vendor proposals into a decision-ready brief. You paste each proposal, and your agent builds a side-by-side table covering pricing, terms, delivery timelines, scope, exclusions, and any clauses worth flagging, then gives you a plain-language recommendation against your top priority. The two to three hours of manual comparison becomes a 15-minute review on Claude, no connector required.

What you can expect

Expect to recover two to three hours on every comparison cycle. You get a decision-ready brief in under 20 minutes instead of half a day building a grid. And because every clause gets surfaced, you are far less likely to miss something buried in the fine print.

Who it's for

Built for solopreneurs, coaches and consultants, agencies, and local service owners who weigh vendor bids and want the tradeoffs clear fast. This is a self-install kit you run yourself with your own AI agent, built for Claude Cowork first.

What's included

Skip building from scratch. No coding. You get the complete kit your own AI agent reads, sets up, and runs for you, step by step:

• A Start Here guide, so you know exactly what to open first
• The agent install instructions, the part that lets your own AI agent stand the workflow up for you
• A guided setup that interviews you about your business, so the workflow fits how you actually work
• Workflow Briefing: the plan, the inputs, and what done looks like
• Task List your agent follows to build it
• MCP Connection Guide for the tools involved
• Tool Setup notes for accounts, keys, and permissions
• Prompt Library, including the ready-to-run prompt for this workflow
• Troubleshooting and maintenance guide for the common snags
• A Next Steps and Roadmap, so you know what to automate next once this one is running
• A Run Guide you keep, so you can run it any time with no setup again

This is a small kit that earns its keep on repetition. You set it up once and rerun it every time bids come in, so the setup pays off the next time you have to choose.

What you'll need (not included)

The kit is the workflow, the prompts, and the setup guide. To run it you bring your own Claude with Cowork account and the proposals you want compared. No extra tools and no connector are required beyond your Claude with Cowork account.

You'll also need your Claude account on Cowork's Pro plan or higher, so your agent can connect your tools and use the most capable model while it installs the workflow.

Not on Claude? The kit is plain files that describe what to achieve rather than which buttons to press, so a capable AI agent on another platform, like ChatGPT Work, can follow the same steps. If anything doesn't map to your setup, email support and we'll get you working.

How to install this kit

Open Claude Cowork and connect any tools the workflow uses at claude.com/connectors; this one needs none, so point your agent straight at the agent install instructions. It stands the workflow up and interviews you about how you weigh bids as it goes.

New to self-install kits? See How Self-Install Kits Work.

Install once, not every month

Own it once instead of paying monthly for another comparison tool. This micro-kit lives in your account and reruns whenever bids land, with nothing to cancel later. Add it to your cart, open it in Claude Cowork, and turn your next stack of proposals into a clear call.