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Anthropic unveils Claude Duet, an AI agent for work
Anthropic has announced Claude Duet, a new AI agent for work.
It is available as an app for iOS and Android, but it is not yet widely available.
For now, Claude Pro and Max subscribers can join a waitlist to request access.
The tool is designed to connect with online services such as Slack and Gmail through Claude’s connectors, and Anthropic says it has 6,000 of them.
Duet aims to take action proactively, such as preparing a briefing for a scheduled client call, but Anthropic warns it can misread messages or urgency.
The launch puts Anthropic in competition with OpenAI’s Dots and Meta’s Muse, while Duet is pitched for work rather than personal errands.
Anthropic says it is a research preview, so broader access has not been announced.
Anthropic introduced Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent designed to help professionals and small-business owners manage work.
The agent can prepare a daily brief, monitor connected apps and carry out tasks while the user is away.
It can ask for approval before sending messages, making payments, signing documents or deleting files.
Duet is in a research preview, with access limited to Pro and Max subscribers in the United States through a waitlist.
Its background work counts toward the usage limits of a user’s existing Claude plan.
- Who
- Anthropic introduced Claude Duet.
- What
- A proactive AI agent that monitors connected apps and completes work tasks.
- When
- October 21, 2026.
- Where
- The research preview is available to Pro and Max subscribers in the United States through a waitlist.
- Why
- Anthropic says it is designed for professionals and small-business owners who have too much to track.
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- Access
- Pro and Max subscribers in the United States, by waitlist
- Model
- Built around Opus 5.5
- Connected services
- Anthropic says it has 6,000 connectors
- Platforms
- Web and a standalone iOS app
- Usage
- Background checks count toward existing Claude plan limits
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We’re opening a research preview of Claude Duet, a new app where Claude works as a proactive agent. It comes to you with what needs your attention, completes tasks you ask of it, keeps working when you step away, and checks with you before it acts on your behalf.