Anthropic has launched Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent designed to anticipate user needs by reaching out before being asked. Built on Opus 5.5, Duet connects to apps and monitors them for important updates, sending morning briefs and alerts throughout the day. It can perform tasks ranging from administrative work to building web apps, all within a cloud-based virtual machine with its own browser.
Targeted at professionals and small business owners, Duet operates in a single ongoing thread and integrates memory, skills, and connected apps from existing Claude accounts. The agent requires user approval for sensitive actions like sending messages, making payments, or deleting files. It does not access passwords or logins and includes a dedicated safety classifier to prevent information leaks.
Currently available in research preview via waitlist, Claude Duet is limited to Pro and Max subscribers in the United States and can be accessed through the web or a standalone iOS app. Background task usage counts toward existing Claude plan limits.
Source: MacRumors · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing