The CRAFT Beta · Release
Pick the right model for a job. Set long-running work down and pick it back up later without losing the thread. The July release makes CRAFT better at both — the small things that turn a smart assistant that forgets into a working partner that remembers.
Know which model to bring
Not every task wants the same model. Some work is quick and easy to check; some is long, open-ended, or hard to pin down. CRAFT can now look at the job in front of you and recommend which Claude Cowork model fits — and tell you why, in plain terms. And this isn’t a hunch: the recommendation rests on a Model Research Log that CRAFT keeps current, so it reflects today’s model landscape rather than a stale rule of thumb.
✓ You’ll know it worked when CRAFT names a specific model and explains the trade-off — how checkable, how long-horizon, and how well-defined the work is — instead of a generic “use the best one.”
Set work down, pick it back up
Long-running work no longer has to be either wide open or finished. A subproject — say, that research thread you started Monday, or a half-built deliverable — can now be suspended, paused with its state intact, and resumed later. It waits for you instead of unravelling:
✓ You’ll know it worked when the subproject is set aside with its state kept, and a later session lists it as suspended and offers to pick it back up.
Also in this release
- Organizable session names. New sessions get a structured name, so your Recent Chats list stays navigable instead of a wall of “Untitled.”
- A more reliable project footer. New projects show their state-keyed status footer correctly from the very first response.
- Boot & lessons. Startup now surfaces any suspended subprojects so nothing quietly goes stale, and the built-in Universal Lessons that steer CRAFT’s judgement have been improved.
Get it
Download the July 2026 Release Candidate, then drop the kit into your Cowork workspace folder.
Optional, but here’s how to confirm the download is genuine:
sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS
gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc SHA256SUMSGood to know: this is a pre-release (Release Candidate), not a stable “latest” build — free under the CRAFT beta license. Found a rough edge? Feedback is welcome via the repository’s Issues.
