Organize your tasks with projects in Claude Cowork (original) (raw)

Projects in Claude Cowork let you group related tasks into dedicated workspaces with their own files, context, instructions, and memory. If you use projects on Claude, Cowork projects work similarly, but they live locally on your desktop and are built around the tasks you run through Cowork.

Availability

Cowork is available for paid plans (Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise) on:

Create a project

Find Projects in the left navigation panel and click the “+” button to see the three different ways to create a project:

Start from scratch

Selecting “Start from scratch” allows you to set up a new folder with instructions and files:

Import from a Claude project

After selecting “Import from project,” you’ll see a “Search projects in Chat…” field:

Clicking into the field will display a drop-down showing your recent projects, but you can also use it to search all your projects. After you select a chat project (bulk upload is not supported), you can name the new Cowork project and choose where to save it on your computer:

Clicking “Create” will transfer the files and instructions from your existing Claude project and create a new Cowork project.

Use an existing folder on your computer

If you select “Use an existing folder,” you’ll be prompted to pick a file to use as context for the new Cowork project:

After selecting a folder, you can name the new Cowork project, choose where to save it on your computer, add instructions, and attach any additional files. Click “Create” to start using your new project:

What's included in a project

Each project has its own:

Memory in projects

Memory is enabled for Cowork projects. This means Claude can remember context from tasks you've run in a project and apply it to future tasks in the same project. Memory is scoped to the project, so what Claude learns in one project doesn't carry over to others.

Archive a project

When you archive a project in Cowork:

Current limitations

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