Feature Request: TodoWrite / TodoRead tool support in Claude Desktop (Web & App)

Current behavior

Claude Desktop shows a "Plan" panel with the placeholder text "No plan yet. Claude writes the plan here as it explores." However, the panel never populates because Claude Desktop does not expose the TodoWrite / TodoRead tools that Claude Code CLI uses to write and track task plans in real-time.

Expected behavior

Claude Desktop should support the same TodoWrite / TodoRead tool calls available in Claude Code CLI, so that:

• The Plan panel renders live task lists as Claude works through a multi-step request
• Users can track progress without switching to the CLI
• Long agentic tasks (research, code generation, multi-step workflows) show intermediate state visibly

Why this matters

For users who do complex, multi-step work in Claude Desktop (not just Claude Code CLI), the Plan panel creates a false expectation of real-time task tracking. Activating these tools would close the feature gap and make Desktop a viable alternative for agentic workflows.

Platform

• claude.ai (Web)
• Claude Desktop App

Priority suggestion

Medium — significant UX improvement for power users doing agentic work outside the CLI.