u/jesus2k16

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.

I’ve been using Claude’s Projects and really like it. You set custom instructions once, upload reference files that stick around, and every chat inside the project pulls from that same context. Makes recurring work way smoother.

I’m curious what else is out there, ideally something a bit under the radar rather than the obvious big names. What do you all use that handles persistent instructions and a shared knowledge base well? It doesn’t need to be free.

Appreciate any suggestions.