I’ve been using Claude’s Projects feature and really like how it keeps everything for a given workstream in one place. I’m trying to find out what else is out there, ideally something more under the radar than the obvious big names.
Three things matter most:
I want to set persistent, project-specific custom instructions once so the tool knows my context and preferences every time, without re-explaining myself.
I want to upload a large set of reference documents that live with the project via cloud or web-based storage and stay available across every chat, so I’m not constantly re-uploading or tied to my local machine.
And I need a genuinely capable underlying model that can handle demanding, varied work: real drafting, analysis, summarizing, and answering questions across the docs, not just light chat.
Happy to pay for the right tool. What do you all use? Appreciate any suggestions.
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