Can Claude Use Files I Provide?
Yes โ available on the free plan
Projects
Projects let you organize conversations and documents into workspaces with persistent context. **Available on all plans including free** as of February 2026 (Free is capped at 5 projects). On **paid plans**, project knowledge automatically scales through Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), expanding capacity up to **10x** as content approaches context limits. A **new version of projects (beta)** is now rolling out too, starting with Claude Code: a project becomes one conversation that Claude splits into parallel cloud threads.
| Plan | Available | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | โ | |
| Pro | โ | |
| Max 5x | โ | |
| Max 20x | โ | |
| Team | โ | |
| Enterprise | โ |
Available on: Windows macOS Linux iOS Android web API
Verified: 2026-09-28
Sources: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/9517075-what-are-projects, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11473015-retrieval-augmented-generation-rag-for-projects
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