Anthropic has expanded Claude Code Projects, a system for coordinating multiple independent cloud coding sessions on a shared project. A coordinator assigns work to threads, each with its own repository copy and Git branch; developers combine results and handle any merge conflicts. The coordinator now answers questions and sends progress updates in project chat, reducing the need to watch each thread. Developers can share individual threads through read-only links with signed-in Claude users, except threads that accessed a local computer, which remain private to protect machine data.
New controls support pausing and branching work: reminders hide a thread until a chosen time, /btw opens a separate thread for a tangent, and /fork starts a new thread from the current state. A redesigned thread panel highlights recent, updated, and pinned work and shows previews of generated artifacts. The public beta is available on web, desktop, and the latest mobile app for waitlisted Pro and Max subscribers, not Team or Enterprise users. Projects have no separate fee, but all workers draw on the same Claude Code allowance, with a cap of 200 new threads per day; parallel high-effort sessions can use that allowance quickly. The setup is best suited to divisible work such as cross-repository migrations, batch refactors, or independent performance tasks. Dependent tasks still need sequencing, and smaller changes may be more efficient in a single session.
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