Conversations

Each session can have multiple conversations. Conversations are where you interact with Claude to accomplish work.

Conversation Types

Task

The primary conversation type for coding work. Claude has full tool access and can:

• Read, write, and edit files in the session's worktree
• Run shell commands and scripts
• Search the codebase
• Create commits and manage git operations

Use Task conversations for implementing features, fixing bugs, refactoring code, and any hands-on development work.

Review

A structured code review conversation. Claude examines the session's changes and provides feedback:

• Inline comments on specific file lines
• Severity levels (Error, Warning, Suggestion, Info)
• Resolution tracking for each comment
• Per-file comment statistics

Start a Review conversation when you want Claude to analyze your changes before creating a PR.

Chat

A general discussion without full tool access. Useful for:

• Brainstorming approaches
• Asking questions about architecture
• Discussing trade-offs without modifying code

Conversation Features

All conversation types support:

• Real-time streaming — See Claude's response as it's generated
• Extended thinking — View Claude's reasoning process in collapsible sections
• Tool execution display — Each tool call shows its name, parameters, status, and duration
• Sub-agent tracking — When Claude spawns parallel sub-agents, each is tracked independently
• Summaries — Generate AI summaries of any conversation
• Search — Search within conversation history (Cmd+Shift+F)

Managing Conversations

• Cmd+Shift+N — New conversation in the current session
• Cmd+[ / Cmd+] — Navigate between conversations
• Conversations track their status: Active, Idle, or Completed