Claude reportedly merges Chat and Cowork, adds Docs and Slides

Users describe a combined Claude interface for answering questions and carrying out longer tasks, alongside new Docs and Slides tools. One frames the update as a usability improvement rather than a major technical breakthrough: keeping work in one conversation addresses the hassle of copying or re-explaining context between modes. That user says research, analysis, Docs, Slides and Design can share a conversation, while Claude Code remains separate.