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# Conway

## Profile

An unannounced, internal [[entity-anthropic-d51|Anthropic]] project revealed via the [[entity-claude-code-d51|Claude Code]] source code leak (see [[claim-conway-existence]]).

## Architecture

Conway is an *always-on* agent environment that operates as a standalone sidebar. It features:

- **Search** — semantic retrieval
- **Chat** — conversational interface
- **System** — the proprietary heart, supporting:
  - [[concept-cnw-zip-extensions|.cnw.zip]] extensions
  - External connectors (Claude, Chrome)
  - Webhook triggers for asynchronous wake-ups

Full architectural detail: [[concept-conway-architecture]].

## Strategic Role

Conway is the **agent layer** of [[framework-anthropic-enterprise-stack|Anthropic's 5-Product Enterprise Stack]] — designed to run persistently in the background, accumulating context (the [[concept-persistent-memory-layer|persistent memory layer]]) and executing tasks autonomously, thereby creating [[concept-behavioral-lock-in|behavioral lock-in]].

## Status

No official Anthropic page. Some insiders claim it was a prototype scrapped post-leak (no `.cnw.zip` references in production Claude Code v1.2). The strategic *architecture pattern*, however, is what matters for this analysis regardless of the project's exact internal status.

## Source

Leaked references in the npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@anthropic-ai/claude-code


## Related across days
- [[entity-conway-d3]]
- [[concept-conway-architecture]]
- [[concept-cnw-zip-extensions]]
- [[claim-conway-existence]]
- [[concept-persistent-memory-layer]]