Tips for effectively using Projects?
I really like Claude, and I use it nearly daily. I feel like I'm probably missing out on taking full advantage of it though, because I've never used Projects.
Any tips for using it effectively? Is it better to keep the Projects very niche? Or does it work alright with general/ongoing work?
Also, any other general tips or essential features I'm potentially missing? I'd love to go a bit deeper and not just use the surface level features.
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I'm also a big fan of Claude and features like "Projects" really unlock its potential. Two aspects I find particularly powerful:
Beyond Regular Chat File Limits: Like you, I use it daily. I've found Projects brilliant for when I'm working with extensive information – it seems to process significantly more context than you can cram into a standard chat, almost like giving the AI a dedicated, larger knowledge base for the task.
Maintaining AI Coherence: The real magic for me is how Projects helps establish and maintain a consistent operational context. If I'm analyzing complex data sets or need the AI to adopt a specific viewpoint for a series of tasks, it’s incredibly helpful for ensuring coherent and reliable outputs. It’s this kind of contextual consistency that I believe is key for AI to truly boost our productivity in more sophisticated ways.
Hope that helps! What kind of tasks are you hoping to leverage Projects for?
I recently started using the Project feature daily and realized just how incredibly useful it is! Here are the two main ways I use it:
1. I organize all the details of my novel, including the world-building, character profiles, and timeline, within the project. This way, whenever I ask questions, Claude automatically references these documents, saving me from the hassle of forgetting important details.
2. I also compile my personal reflections and reading notes into the project. By doing this, Claude gains a better understanding of me as a person, allowing for deeper and more meaningful conversations.
Additionally, I love using Claude to create product prototypes—specifically in HTML format, fully interactive. This has significantly reduced the time and effort I spend communicating with technical teams!
Personally, I find the feature incredibly useful. I don't know that it still outperforms ChatGPT at this point (it can use multiple canvases now and reference unrelated chats from your history, so the functionality can be similar in practice now) but I've been using it to help organize my thoughts for a novel I'm writing.
I stored all of my world building related documentation and research as files in a project, and then began working in artifacts to get editing help as I write chapters, then storing each chapter as a new file to the project. By this point, it can research from my world docs details to help inform my writing and catch logical plot holes by reviewing previous chapters, or poiyour where I'm deviating from my plot outline, etc., even critique the writing itself from everything from a grammatical to logical standpoint.
It's pretty helpful for coding too, if you're into that. I can drop mota of my code base into a project (and now, even directly from GitHub) and it can write whole files or update existing files with very little guidance. I still don't trust the outputs without direct human review, but it does save a ton of time and leaves me debugging minor errors immediately, instead of having to write all those bugs myself. 😅
i use projects. for example, i have a project for my own personal social media posts. i like to use emojis and i ask Claude to do that. i was able to tell him my interests and when necessary, he can add a reference in there. for example, i'm a big fan of costco...so if a costco joke works out, Claude will find a way to tie it in.
i also have a project for my company branding. i uploaded our website copy and ICPs. so now when i want to write up some marketing material, it is consistent with what we are supporting. the tone and content will be very different for my personal posts. you should give it a try!
Thats pretty cool! PPLX.ai pro has something called spaces. Its a bit the same. But im not using it at the moment. I prefer having one source of truth on github. What I do often is that I build up linked gists. or just point PPLX to the repo Im working on. and it will scan it and go pretty deep. Its a hit and miss sometimes. I guess I burn lots of internal tokens doing this. So they throttle me sometimes I think. Sometimes it works really great, other times not. And sometimes using PPLX deepresearch with this kind of flow can reveal more. I prefer using the Sonnet 3.7 model doing this. With pplx you can sort of pick which model to use. "So basically prompt. How can I upgrade OAuth from 1.1 to 1.2 for this repo: github.com/username/repo" and it will figure it out. Its sometimes better to use pplx than say Cline with agents having access to the same repo. As pplx is better at looking outward to the world. finding related links etc. and then forming a thesis on how to solve the proble. I ill then copy that brief and give it to Cline with Sonnet 3.7 and the agentic flow will solve the problem. I will then let it work for 10 -30 minutes while I go and play basketball or smth.... What a time to be alive 🚀
Claude’s Projects feature is incredibly useful for organizing long-term tasks, and it works really well for gaming strategies too especially for games like Clash of Clans. If you're a player who frequently designs or tests new or latest TH10 base layouts or plans war attacks, Projects can help you manage everything in one place. I’ve used it to store base links, track attack strategies from recent wars, and even log performance data like which TH9 base layouts held up best during Clan Wars. It’s like having a smart assistant that remembers your entire layout history.
This is especially helpful when testing anti-3-star war bases or farming layouts. You can upload images of your base designs, add notes about how they performed, and ask the AI to recommend changes based on past outcomes. Whether you're building trophy bases, hybrid bases, or anti-dragon war defenses, Claude can help maintain consistency and improve your base-building decisions over time. It’s a great tool if you're running a Clash of Clans base building website or just want to optimize your own defenses. You can also copy the best clash of clans bases with links.
Overall, using Claude Projects has added a new layer of efficiency to how I manage my Clash of Clans progress. From tracking new meta changes to saving best TH10 war bases, it’s a solid companion for both casual and competitive players.
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My use case is a bit niche, but Projects has been amazing. I am writing a collection of short stories, all taking place in a shared universe. In my project knowledge, I add everything related to worldbuilding, in plain text. I created these documents using Claude, too, building locations, lore, and ideas, and then at the end of those conversations, I asked Claude to summarize so I could add to the project documentation. The output is quite remarkable, and after that, I can dump my drafts and tell Claude to point out inconsistencies, contradictions, etc.