Desktop app: support scoping to subfolder in monorepo

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 8, 2026 by flux-chamber Closed Apr 12, 2026

Problem

In the Mac desktop app, there's no way to scope Claude Code's context to a specific subfolder within a monorepo. The project context is always tied to the git root, which means the entire monorepo context loads every time.

Use case

Working on individual packages/apps in a monorepo (e.g., apps/figma-plugins/my-plugin/ inside a larger monorepo). Users want to:

  • Only load CLAUDE.md and context relevant to that subfolder
  • Not have the full monorepo context in every request
  • Quickly switch between different packages/apps in the monorepo

Current workaround

The only reliable option is using the CLI and cd-ing into the subfolder before running claude. This isn't available in the desktop app.

Suggestion

Allow the desktop app to set a "working directory" or "project scope" to a subfolder within a monorepo, similar to how VS Code workspaces or other tools handle monorepo subfolder focus. Other AI coding tools handle this better today.

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