How it works

The big idea: two sides to a room

Engineering11 rooms is unusual in one way that's worth 60 seconds up front: making a document and reading it happen in two different places. Once that clicks, everything else is obvious.

You — to create & edit

Write by chatting with Claude

You describe what you want in plain words. Claude drafts it and shows a live preview in the conversation; you refine by talking, and when you're happy it saves into the right room. This is the only place documents get created or changed.

Everyone — to read

Open the room in a browser

A room is a private web page. The people you invite open a link, confirm their email with a one-time code, and read the finished documents. Nothing to install, no AI to learn — reading never involves Claude.

Same document, two views

The preview you see while writing in Claude and the page your team opens on the web are the same document — just viewed from the two sides. You work on the writing side; everyone else lives on the reading side. The version you last saved is always what readers see.

Do I need Claude?

To create or edit a document — yes. You chat with Claude (through the connector) or use the web app. That's the authoring side.
To read a room — no. Readers just need a browser and an email address you've invited. They never touch Claude.

A simple way to hold it in your head: Claude is your writing desk; the room is the shelf everyone reads from. You can be on both sides — author in Claude, then open the room yourself to see exactly what your readers see.

Where things live

Saved documents live at a web address under your company and room, like rooms.engineering11.com/your-company/your-room/…. That's the link people open and bookmark. A document always lives inside a room, and only invited people can open it.

Ready? The Quick start walks you through both sides — connect Claude, create a document, then open it as a reader.