--- title: Anthropic gives chat and Cowork one memory | daily.dev description: Anthropic has unified Claude's memory across chat and Cowork so context carries between both, updating live during long Cowork sessions instead of only after... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-gives-chat-and-cowork-one-memory-msgsieapt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Anthropic gives chat and Cowork one memory | daily.dev og:description: Anthropic has unified Claude's memory across chat and Cowork so context carries between both, updating live during long Cowork sessions instead of only after... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-gives-chat-and-cowork-one-memory-msgsieapt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/MsGsiEAPT.png og:image:alt: Anthropic gives chat and Cowork one memory og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Anthropic gives chat and Cowork one memory **[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Anthropic has unified Claude's memory across chat and Cowork so context carries between both, updating live during long Cowork sessions instead of only after chats end. By default Claude won't store sensitive data like health, religion, race, ethnicity, or gender identity, though users can opt in via settings; some data (SSNs, government IDs, criminal history, immigration status) is never stored. Memory is on by default for Free, Pro, and Max plans but off by default for Enterprise and Teams. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does Claude's memory now work the same way across chat and Cowork? Yes, as of the update announced on a Tuesday in August, Anthropic merged Claude's memory in chat and Cowork into a single unified system. Previously, Cowork memory was scoped to individual projects and had no connection to what Claude remembered from chat conversations; now facts learned in either context carry over to the other. _Teams adopting Claude for long-running work can track how memory and context handling evolve via daily.dev._ ### What information does Claude refuse to store in memory by default? By default, Claude won't store sensitive information such as health data, religious beliefs, race, ethnicity, or gender identity, though users can opt into including these via a settings toggle that applies to all sensitive categories at once, not selectively. Certain data is never stored regardless of settings, including SSNs and government ID numbers, criminal history, and immigration status. _daily.dev helps developers evaluating AI assistant privacy trade-offs stay current on policy changes like this._ ### Is Claude's unified memory feature enabled by default for Enterprise and Teams plans? No, for users on Enterprise and Teams plans, all memory features are off by default, unlike Free, Pro, and Max plans where the unified memory system is enabled by default across web, desktop, and mobile. Even when enabled, sensitive information still isn't stored unless a user explicitly opts in. _Admins rolling out Claude across an organization can follow feature-default changes like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Anthropic expands memory to all paid Claude users](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-expands-memory-to-all-paid-claude-users-5azjjkmt2) · SD Times · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Anthropic’s Claude catches up to ChatGPT and Gemini with upgraded memory features](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-s-claude-catches-up-to-chatgpt-and-gemini-with-upgraded-memory-features-rjmfzhujl) · The Verge · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Anthropic’s Claude Cowork now keeps working when you close your laptop](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-s-claude-cowork-now-keeps-working-when-you-close-your-laptop-eo6pzbb02) · The New Stack · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#claude](https://daily.dev/tags/claude), [#anthropic](https://daily.dev/tags/anthropic) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-gives-chat-and-cowork-one-memory-msgsieapt) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Anthropic gives chat and Cowork one memory","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-gives-chat-and-cowork-one-memory-msgsieapt","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-gives-chat-and-cowork-one-memory-msgsieapt"},"datePublished":"2026-08-25T17:05:41.106Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:44:22.428Z","description":"Anthropic has unified Claude's memory across chat and Cowork so context carries between both, updating live during long Cowork sessions instead of only after...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/d24680d43d875a450b6639056c42e074?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/d24680d43d875a450b6639056c42e074?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The New Stack","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The New Stack","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/newstack","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-gives-chat-and-cowork-one-memory-msgsieapt","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai-agents,privacy,claude,anthropic","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The New Stack","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Anthropic gives chat and Cowork one memory"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-gives-chat-and-cowork-one-memory-msgsieapt#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does Claude's memory now work the same way across chat and Cowork?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, as of the update announced on a Tuesday in August, Anthropic merged Claude's memory in chat and Cowork into a single unified system. 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