Claude Cowork finally remembers what you told the app in chat

Anthropic merged the memory system between Claude's chat and Cowork features, so the AI now retains information learned in either area and applies it across both. Previously, users had to repeatedly brief the AI on details they had already discussed, since chat and Cowork operated as separate systems. The update allows Claude to add topics to memory continuously during conversations rather than only summarizing at the end, making the information available more quickly across both experiences. Users can read, edit, or delete stored information, and by default Claude excludes sensitive topics like health data and political beliefs, though users can opt in to store these if preferred.