Anthropic merges Claude chat and Cowork in one interface
THE SO WHAT
Merging Claude chat and Cowork into a single interface for Pro and Max users is a push toward one workspace where ad hoc prompts and structured projects live together—closer to a system of record than a chat toy. If you’re piloting assistants, design around unified workspaces and permissions, not a sprawl of separate chat and “agent” tools.
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