Claude now has one memory across chat and Claude Cowork, and you decide what's in it.
Hand Cowork a task and it starts from what Claude already knows from your chats: the project you talked through, your manager's preferences, or the client from last quarter.
Everything Claude remembers is saved as a list of topics in Settings, where you can read, edit, or delete each one.
Memory also updates on its own as you chat, saving new details as they come up. You can also say "remember this" to save something specific.
Topics some consider sensitive, like health or religious beliefs, stay out of memory unless you turn them on in Settings.
Memory is on by default on Free, Pro, and Max plans. Review yours anytime in Settings > Memory.
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context window — The maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
Why it matters
context windowThe maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.Full definition → established in chat now carries into Cowork tasks, and memory is inspectable and editable per topic — what the AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → knows about you becomes auditable rather than opaque.
