Who this is for: Anyone who used Claude for Government Web (the web app) and now uses Claude Desktop connected to Claude for Government.The import copies your conversations, their attached files, and your projects, which arrive as Cowork projects.
Before you begin
- An account on the web app. It must use the same work email address as your Claude for Government account in Claude Desktop. The import does not work with a personal claude.ai account.
- Sign-in to the web app in your default browser. The import opens a browser tab there for you to approve a one-time code.
For administrators: Anthropic enables the import for each organization, so there is no product setting for it. If your users should have the import and it does not appear for them, contact your Anthropic representative. Imported conversations and projects land in Cowork, so members need the Cowork tab available under product availability.
Run the import
1
Open the import dialog
In Claude Desktop, open Settings, then the Cowork page, and click Import in the Claude for Government Web import row. The Import from Claude for Government Web dialog opens.
2
Sign in and approve the code
Click Sign in. Claude Desktop shows a one-time code and opens your default browser to the web app. Sign in there with your work account if you are asked to, confirm that the code in the browser matches the one in the app, and approve it.
3
Start the import
Back in the dialog, check that the email address shown is your work account, then click Import. The import can take a few minutes and continues in the background, so you can close the dialog while it runs.
4
Check the results
If the dialog is open when the import finishes, it reports Import complete with the number of conversations, projects, and files it brought over. Otherwise, open the Cowork tab to find your imported conversations.
If your import fails
For anything else, try the import again; if it keeps failing, contact your administrator.