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title: "January 2026"
url: "https://aaddrick.com/archive/2026/01"
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# January 2026

*2 posts*

- [Reverse Engineering Claude Desktop's Cowork Mode: A Deep Dive into VM Isolation and Linux Possibilities](https://aaddrick.com/blog/reverse-engineering-claude-desktops-cowork-mode-a-deep-dive-into-vm-isolation-and-linux-possibilities.md): Jan 26, 2026. Claude Desktop's Cowork mode only runs on macOS. I pointed Claude at the minified app to reverse engineer why, and found a lightweight Linux VM, layered sandboxing, and a real path to Linux support.
- [Claude Desktop Cowork Mode: VM Architecture Analysis](https://aaddrick.com/blog/claude-desktop-cowork-mode-vm-architecture-analysis.md): Jan 26, 2026. The complete technical reference behind the Cowork deep-dive: IPC APIs, refactored symbol mappings, telemetry events, VM image internals, and the full layered security architecture.

[2026](https://aaddrick.com/archive/2026.md)

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