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1111Each project bundles the following, and you can change any of it after creation.
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13| Item | Purpose |
14| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
15| Description | What the project is for; Dispatch reads it when choosing a project for a task |
16| Folders | One or more local folders Claude can read and write inside this project's sessions |
17| Instructions | Standing guidance applied to every session in the project |
18| Links | Reference URLs (documents, dashboards, repositories) Claude can consult |
13| Item | Purpose |
14| - | - |
15| Description | What the project is for; Dispatch reads it when choosing a project for a task |
16| Folders | One or more local folders Claude can read and write inside this project's sessions |
17| Instructions | Standing guidance applied to every session in the project |
18| Links | Reference URLs (documents, dashboards, repositories) Claude can consult |
1919| Projects from Chat | Projects you made in Chat (claude.ai) whose knowledge this Cowork project can draw on |
20| Memory | A project-scoped memory store that persists across sessions |
20| Memory | A project-scoped memory store that persists across sessions |
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2222## Create a project
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5656A Cowork project is not the same thing as a project on claude.ai. They're stored separately and have different capabilities.
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58| | Cowork project | claude.ai project |
59| ------------------------ | --------------------- | --------------------------- |
60| Lives | On your computer only | In your Claude account |
61| Holds local folders | Yes | No |
62| Shareable with teammates | No | Yes, on Team and Enterprise |
58| | Cowork project | claude.ai project |
59| - | - | - |
60| Lives | On your computer only | In your Claude account |
61| Holds local folders | Yes | No |
62| Shareable with teammates | No | Yes, on Team and Enterprise |
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6464You can link a claude.ai project into a Cowork project so Cowork sessions can draw on its knowledge. Linking doesn't merge them; the claude.ai project stays where it is.
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