Anthropic Launches Redesigned Claude Code Projects in Beta with Thread-Based Coordination

Anthropic announced a redesign of Claude Code projects, shifting from a folder-based model to a conversation-centric experience where users describe goals and Claude manages the execution. The new system uses a coordinator to delegate tasks to parallel threads, each running as a full Claude Code cloud session on its own branch. This allows for simultaneous work on multiple endpoints or repositories, with the coordinator handling outputs and resolving overlaps via merge conflicts. The projects feature shared memory that accumulates context over time, reducing the need for complex prompt engineering, and include a library for collecting artifacts. The update is currently available in beta to select Claude Pro and Max subscribers using cloud sessions who do not have existing web or desktop projects, with broader availability planned for Team and Enterprise plans. Local execution is planned for a future update.