The coordinating Claude answers questions and reports status
Anthropic said on Nov. 13 (7:51:01 a.m. Nov. 14 Japan time) through its developer account on X, @ClaudeDevs, that it has made big updates to "Projects" in its AI coding tool Claude Code. In Projects, Claude splits a user's work across several parallel threads, or work streams, and coordinates them. The company said the coordinator is now "much more proactive," answering the user's questions in the project chat and giving updates on the status of ongoing threads.
We've made some big updates to Projects in Claude Code! In a project, Claude coordinates your tasks across parallel threads. The coordinator is now much more proactive. It answers your questions in the project chat and gives you updates on the status of your ongoing threads.
@ClaudeDevs followed with five replies (the last at 7:51:04 a.m. Japan time), describing the added features and the terms of availability. The official waitlist page, titled "Projects are becoming a conversation with Claude," says users can state what they need as it comes to them, and Claude picks up each item, coordinates the threads and reports back as it goes. According to the page, Projects is new in Claude Code and is an upgrade for the projects users already have in chat and Cowork.
Thread branching, reminders and sharing added
According to the replies, the Claude Code commands /btw and /fork now also work in projects. When something else comes up during work, /btw gives it its own thread so the current one stays on topic. To try a different approach, /fork starts a new thread from the one the user is in.
Users can set a reminder on any thread, or ask Claude to set one. The thread moves out of the way until the set time, then moves back, and Claude brings it up in the project chat.
Individual threads can now be shared as a read-only link with anyone signed in to Claude. Users pick "Share" from the thread's menu. Threads that had access to the user's computer cannot be shared.
Anthropic also made work products, or artifacts, easier to find. The threads panel now has a row at the top with recently opened, updated or pinned artifacts. Each thread shows thumbnails of its own artifacts, which can be turned off in the view settings.
Project settings and access to local folders have also been simplified.
Public beta on Pro and Max, rolled out in stages
All of these features are available on the web and desktop versions, and the latest mobile app has the new design. Projects is in public beta on the Pro and Max plans, and users who do not have it yet can join a waitlist.
Project settings and local folder access are simpler now too. It's all on web and desktop, and the latest mobile app has the new design. Projects is in public beta on Pro and Max. If you don’t have it yet, you can join the waitlist! https://t.co/9QtypJ3o70
The waitlist page says Projects is being rolled out in stages and that joining the waitlist gives earlier access. Neither the posts nor the page state any additional pricing, the regions covered or when it will reach all users.
Claude Code's desktop app was updated in October to make it easier to run several tasks side by side.
