[BUG] [Cowork] New project's Name and Description fields don't save — reverts to folder filepath, description blank
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
- Projects → + → "Use an existing folder"
- Select an existing folder (in my case, an OneDrive-synced folder already containing files)
- Enter a custom project name, different from the folder name
- Enter a description
- Click Create
- 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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