Idea: unify the desktop app's Chat / Cowork / Code tabs into one adaptive conversation (independent prototype)

Hi Claude team 👋

This is an independent UX proposal (not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic) about the desktop app, shared as constructive feedback — apologies if this repo isn't the ideal venue; happy to be pointed somewhere better.

The idea: the desktop app's three tabs — Chat, Cowork, Code — are the same primitive (a conversation + some context) in three costumes. Collapse them into one conversation with an adaptive workspace: you just start talking, context (a folder, repo, connector) attaches to the thread, and the right panel progressively reveals the right tools.

Prototype + write-up: https://github.com/patrick-yingxi-pan/claude-ui-proposal

• A clickable guided tour walks one thread through chat → workspace → repo → organize, with consent prompts at each escalation.
• Real frontend over a portable mock backend (one shared contract → desktop sidecar or web server), so the client/server shape is concrete, not just mockups.
• AGENTS.md is an evaluation guide if you want to assess it with a code agent.

Would love to know if this direction resonates. Thank you for building Claude!