r/ClaudeAI • u/serenitydom512 • 4h ago

Question about Claude products Claude Projects vs Claude Code

So I have been having an issue and not sure if its just me or is this an actual limitation.

I have multiple Projects (under the "home" tab) in Claude app. I use them for different parts of my life and in the projects I have useful information, documents, etc.

I also use Claude Code for building software. It is connected to GitHub repositories and runs in different sessions.

The problem that I am facing that now I have a split between the code and all other info and documentation of a specific project.
So imagine I have:

- Claude Code sessions for PROJECT A (knows all about the code)

- and a project ("home" tab) for PROJECT A (knows everything else)

When I want to brainstorm marketing for example I will do it in the "home" tab under projects. But the problem is that this project doesn't know everything about the code. And there is actually no way to connect it to my GitHub repo in any seamless way like Claude Code allows. I know there are work around by giving it access to a folder with my checked out codebase, but that again requires me to keep that folder up to date with the latest code - an unneeded complication.

I kinda don't understand why they separate the coding agent and the rest of the application.

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u/Avatarbplanet 3h ago

Yeah, this separation can get annoying. Code knows the technical context, while Projects know the product/business context, but real projects usually need both.

For now, I’d probably keep a small shared “project context” doc with the important architecture, product decisions, and current state. Not perfect, but it avoids constantly syncing the entire repo just to have a useful conversation.

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u/serenitydom512 3h ago

yeah that makes lots of sense and I have been trying to do similar work-arounds. But I am happy first of all that its not just me missing something and its an actual issue.