# Claude Projects

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Claude Projects and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for grouping chats and files by problem area, keeping context focused for long work like proposals. Common caveat: it often needs reminding to use the files.

## Why people recommend it

- Keeps chats focused by problem area (2 comments): "that actually is useful because you get to decide what chats are useful to a given problem space" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47132792)) "keeps context sharp instead of letting it bleed everywhere" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47233593))
- Useful for files and background context (2 comments): "you can use projects to put files relevant for context there" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47109423)) "Projects are great for layering context" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47087298))

## What people warn about

- Stopped working or lost things (2 comments): "I could not get claude projects working, after it worked perfectly about 2 months ago" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47778194)) "Claude projects just seem to be a way to lose things faster" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48129406))
- Caveats harden into rigid rules (2 comments): "those caveats and provisos are your worst enemy because they'll change caveats into hard rules" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49719541)) "those caveats and provisos are your worst enemy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49719165))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Claude Artifacts](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-artifacts.md): 25 recommend
- [ChatGPT Health](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chatgpt-health.md): 20 recommend
- [Gemini Gems](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gemini-gems.md): 9 recommend
- [Claude Memory](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-memory-feature.md): 6 recommend
- [Create PDFs in ChatGPT](https://hackerapproved.com/p/create-pdfs-in-chatgpt.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://claude.ai/login)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Claude Projects", https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-projects/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).