[BUG] [Cowork] New project's Name and Description fields don't save — reverts to folder filepath, description blank

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Activity 1 comment · opened Jul 20, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Creating a new Cowork project via "Use an existing folder" — after entering a custom project name and a description in the creation dialog and clicking Create, the saved project shows the mounted folder's filepath as its name instead of the name I typed, and the description field is empty despite having been filled in.

This is adjacent to other confirmed Cowork project-creation bugs (#67330 — project location silently determined by prior session's mounted folder rather than user choice; #48819 — project name matching folder name causes a silent empty nested-folder mount) but distinct: those are about folder placement, this is about the Name/Description form fields not persisting what was actually typed.

What Should Happen?

The project should save with the exact name and description entered in the creation form.

Error Messages/Logs

Project name displays as the full folder filepath. Description field is empty.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Projects → + → "Use an existing folder"
  2. Select an existing folder (in my case, an OneDrive-synced folder already containing files)
  3. Enter a custom project name, different from the folder name
  4. Enter a description
  5. Click Create
  6. Observe the saved project: name shows the folder's full filepath; description is blank

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

1.22209.3 (babe11)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

Am using desktop app (not coding)
The project name was filled in and was the same as the destination folder then being shared.
Folder is OneDrive-synced (cloud storage), if relevant. Happy to attach a screenshot of the resulting project card and app logs if useful.

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