Claude Duet: Anthropic's background assistant for Pro and Max subscribers
Anthropic announced a research preview of an assistant that works on its own cloud computer and keeps going after you close the app.
Anthropic launched an assistant that keeps working on its own cloud computer, even after you close the app. It asks before important steps like paying or deleting. It is open to a limited group of subscribers in the US.
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Why it matters
The assistant follows your tasks in the background and asks before any important step, so it saves you manual follow-up.
Worth a look if you want to see how always-on assistants work.
The details
- Anthropic announced Claude Duet on October 21 as a research preview for Pro and Max subscribers in the US.
- It arrives gradually through a waitlist and invitations, and is not yet available on Team or Enterprise plans.
- No extra cost; usage, including background work, counts toward your plan limits.
- It runs on its own cloud computer and uses the same memories, skills and connectors as Claude.
- It asks before sending messages, making payments, signing documents or deleting anything.
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