Connect claude.ai Projects to Claude Code (VS Code / CLI)

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Problem Statement

Currently, claude.ai Projects (cloud-based project knowledge, files, and conversations) are completely disconnected from Claude Code in VS Code and the CLI. There is no way to access or sync a claude.ai Project as a working context in the local development environment.

Request: Allow Claude Code to connect to a claude.ai Project so that project knowledge, uploaded files, and context are available directly in the VS Code extension and CLI — similar to how you'd open a workspace folder locally.

This would significantly improve the workflow for users who manage project context on claude.ai and want to use Claude Code for local development tasks.

Proposed Solution

Add a claude project link <project-id> command (or a UI option in the VS Code extension) that authenticates with the user's claude.ai account and syncs the selected Project's knowledge and files into the current workspace context. This could work similarly to how tools like git remote link a local repo to a remote — the association is stored locally and Claude Code pulls the project context on startup.

A read-only sync (pull files/knowledge from claude.ai → local) would already cover most use cases. Two-way sync (push local changes back to the Project) would be the ideal end state.

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Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

Interactive mode (TUI)

Use Case Example

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Additional Context

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