Release2026-10-21

Anthropic launched Claude Duet, an AI agent for professionals and small business owners. It runs on Claude Opus 5.5. It sends daily briefs and alerts from connected apps. It can schedule meetings, build dashboards, create forecasts, prototype and build web apps. It uses a virtual machine with a browser to complete work. It asks for approval before sensitive actions like payments or deletions. It has a new classifier and safety system to block sharing of strict data like card numbers. It is currently an early version and may misread threads or misjudge urgency. It is weaker at personal errands like booking tickets. It is available as a standalone app on iOS and Android and via Claude on the web.

What it unlocks

Running tasks across connected apps without manual switching.

What you need to act on it

  • a Pro or Max plan
  • US region
  • waitlist approval
  • research preview access

Send this to someone who needs it

Shares the story and its sources. Nothing about you.

What does this mean for your job?

This is the story as everyone gets it. Once a week we send you the version written for your role — what changed, why it matters for the work you actually do, and one thing to try. Free while we tune it.