The Claude Code desktop app has been significantly updated to support running many sessions side by side. Sessions start faster, splitting work across them is easier, and you can monitor what each is doing at a glance.
When Claude is asked to run tasks in parallel, it spawns a nested session per task. Each reports back to the main session on completion, keeping the primary thread readable.
Recent folders are now one click away on the new session screen. You can also save reusable environments (multiple folders, SSH hosts, or cloud targets) and optionally create a git worktree per folder when starting a session.
During active work, Claude proactively surfaces follow-up tasks you can spin into their own session with one click. The new /btw command also lets you ask side questions in a separate tab without interrupting the main session.
The Claude Platform can now send OpenTelemetry traces from the Messages API, Managed Agents, and the Claude SDKs directly to your observability stack. The feature is in public beta.
Spans follow the OpenTelemetry gen_ai conventions and carry duration, status, token counts, model name, and tool names by default. Switching a destination to "full content" mode also exports prompts, responses, tool inputs, and tool results.
Traces can be routed to any destination added in the Claude Console. The SDK setup guide covers exporting spans for Messages API requests, with docs linked for both configuration paths.
The Claude Code hackathon is expanding to Japan, open to any builder residing in Japan regardless of engineering background. Applications close October 26 at 23:59 JST.
A new sidebar shows which sessions are running and which need attention. Inside each session, a live to-do list tracks Claude's plan, a recap card appears when input is needed, and a side rail shows execution context, token usage, and file changes.
To get the new multi-session desktop experience, update the app and start a new session. A direct download link is included.
An Anthropic team member encourages users who rely primarily on the CLI to try the updated Claude Code desktop app, framing the recent changes as significant enough to revisit.
