Anthropic adds shared memory to Claude Chat and Claude Cowork

In short: Anthropic says Claude will now share memory between its Chat and Cowork experiences, so it can remember project details without you repeating them.

What happened

Anthropic announced an update to Claude’s memory system. The company is merging the memory used in Claude Chat with the memory used in Claude Cowork.

In simple terms, Claude should now remember what it learned in one place when you switch to the other. It is like talking to the same assistant in two different rooms, instead of starting over each time.

Anthropic also says users can now see what Claude has saved to memory. People can read, edit, or delete saved topics.

The company says Claude will add topics to memory during the conversation, instead of only making a summary when a chat ends. This is meant to make switching between chatting and taking action in Cowork feel smoother.

On privacy, Anthropic says Claude will not store sensitive personal details by default, such as health information, religious beliefs, or political views. Users can choose to allow sensitive topics by turning on a setting called “include sensitive topics in memory,” and the app will notify them when a sensitive topic is saved.

Anthropic also says Claude will never save certain information, including government ID numbers and Social Security numbers.

The memory feature is enabled by default for Free, Pro, and Max plans on web, desktop, and mobile. On iOS and Android, users need to update the app.

Why it matters

Many people use AI assistants for ongoing work, like planning a conference or writing updates for a manager. Shared memory can reduce repeated copy and paste of the same background details, while giving users more control over what the assistant keeps.

Source: TechCrunch AI