Claude Projects
Shares rank 4 of 6 chatbot features by recommenders
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.
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.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 7
- approval share
- 46%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Keeps chats focused by problem area
“that actually is useful because you get to decide what chats are useful to a given problem space”
Comment from 24 Feb 2026 in “I Turned Off ChatGPT's Memory” “keeps context sharp instead of letting it bleed everywhere”
Comment from 3 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Valkey-powered semantic memory for Claude Code sessions” Useful for files and background context
“you can use projects to put files relevant for context there”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “How I use Claude Code: Separation of planning and execution” “Projects are great for layering context”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “Using classic dev books to guide AI agents?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Stopped working or lost things
“I could not get claude projects working, after it worked perfectly about 2 months ago”
Comment from 15 Apr 2026 in “Ask HN: Is Claude Getting Worse?” “Claude projects just seem to be a way to lose things faster”
Comment from 14 May 2026 in “Tell HN: Dont use Claude Design, lost access to my projects after unsubscribing” Caveats harden into rigid rules
“those caveats and provisos are your worst enemy because they'll change caveats into hard rules”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking” “those caveats and provisos are your worst enemy”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Gemini 3.8 Live and 3.8 Live Extended Thinking”
Other chatbot features people recommend
The four most recommended other chatbot features, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Artifacts | 25 | 12 | 68% | 8 | — | Approved |
| ChatGPT Health | 20 | 70 | 22% | 2 | — | — |
| Gemini Gems | 9 | 5 | 64% | 7 | — | — |
| Claude ProjectsThis page | 6 | 7 | 46% | 4 | — | — |
| Claude Memory | 6 | 24 | 20% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it turned them into isolated silos”
“those caveats and provisos are your worst enemy because they'll change caveats into hard rules”
“those caveats and provisos are your worst enemy”
“Claude projects just seem to be a way to lose things faster”
“I couldn't let an agent update the project, and it didn't live on my machine.”
“Routines, Projects, Artifacts, Skills — that's vendor-specific, disposable by definition.”
“I could not get claude projects working, after it worked perfectly about 2 months ago”
“keeps context sharp instead of letting it bleed everywhere”
“that actually is useful because you get to decide what chats are useful to a given problem space”
“you have to remind it frequently to make use of the files”
“you can use projects to put files relevant for context there”
“Projects are great for layering context”
“I used Claude projects for an entire proposal. That was one of the best proposals I think I’ve ever written.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.