Anthropic is rolling out shared memory for Claude across chat and its Cowork workspace. The change is intended to reduce how often users must restate project details, preferences, and other context when switching between chat and Cowork.
WHO:Anthropic
WHAT:Claude gains shared memory across chat and Cowork, so users don’t have to repeatedly brief it with the same project context.
WHEN:Reported Aug 25, 2026 at 1:50 PM ET
WHERE:Location not specified
WHY:Users no longer have to repeatedly provide the same project context, preferences, and other details when using both chat and Cowork.
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