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2424Open **Projects** in the left navigation and choose the **+** button to start. You're offered three starting points.
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26<Steps>
27 <Step title="Choose a starting point">
28 Select **Start from scratch** to create an empty project with a new folder,
29 **Import a project** to bring an existing claude.ai project into Cowork, or
30 **Use an existing folder** to point at a folder you already work from.
31 </Step>
26**1. Choose a starting point**
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33 <Step title="Name and describe it">
34 Give the project a name and a short description so you can tell it apart in
35 the sidebar.
36 </Step>
28Select **Start from scratch** to create an empty project with a new folder,
29**Import a project** to bring an existing claude.ai project into Cowork, or
30**Use an existing folder** to point at a folder you already work from.
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38 <Step title="Add folders and instructions">
39 Attach the local folders Claude should have access to, and write any
40 standing instructions you want applied to every session.
41 </Step>
42</Steps>
32**2. Name and describe it**
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34Give the project a name and a short description so you can tell it apart in
35the sidebar.
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37**3. Add folders and instructions**
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39Attach the local folders Claude should have access to, and write any
40standing instructions you want applied to every session.
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4442You can attach more folders, links, or projects from Chat at any time from the project's settings.
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