Anthropic upgrades Claude Code Projects for parallel collaboration
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Anthropic updates Claude Code Projects: after the user describes a goal, Claude breaks down the task, coordinates multiple parallel threads, and aggregates the results; each thread is an independent Claude Code cloud session running on its own branch, sharing project memory and the file library. The new version also adds proactive coordinator reporting, read-only thread sharing, reminders, a /fork branch command, and artifact navigation to reduce manual monitoring when running multiple sessions in parallel. The updated version is first available in beta to some Claude Pro and Max subscribers who use cloud sessions and do not yet have an existing project on the web or desktop, then expands over the following week to more users on these two plans; support covering all Claude plans as well as Team and Enterprise plans comes after that. Existing Pro and Max projects remain unchanged. Anthropic says the public beta launched on September 17 for Pro and Max subscribers who joined the waitlist, Team and Enterprise plans are still not supported, and accounts can create at most 200 new threads per day across all projects.
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Anthropic has updated Claude Code Projects so that users describe a goal and Claude scopes the request, delegates work to parallel threads, coordinates them, reviews outputs and assembles the result, with progress steerable from a phone. Each thread is a Claude Code cloud session on its own branch and repo copy, and threads now share a project memory and a library of added files and artifacts. The beta is available to select Claude Pro and Max subscribers using cloud sessions who have no existing web or desktop projects, with broader access over the coming week and Team and Enterprise plans after that.
- Hacker News AIAnthropic Upgrades Claude Code Projects to Run Parallel AI Workers Hands-Free
Anthropic updated Claude Code Projects with proactive coordinator messages, read-only thread sharing, reminders, /btw and /fork branching commands, and improved artifact navigation, reducing the monitoring needed when several cloud sessions run in parallel. Each project is a long-running conversation whose coordinator assigns work to threads, each an independent Claude Code cloud session with its own repository copy and Git branch. The public beta, launched September 17 for waitlisted Pro and Max subscribers, has no separate fee but draws on existing Claude Code allowances, with a 200-new-thread daily limit per account.
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