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Claude Cowork and chat merged into one Claude

The gist

Anthropic merged Claude Cowork and chat into one Claude, rolling out to Pro and Max first.
The merge removes the tab choice and adds Docs and Slides.

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 2026Anthropic launched Cowork as a non-coding-specific answer to Claude Code, aimed at heavier non-coding tasks.
  2. Apr 2026Claude Design was introduced for website and prototype design.
  3. Jul 2026Anthropic moved Cowork to the cloud, noting an overwhelming majority of its tasks were not coding-related.

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