Salesforce just put its entire CRM inside Claude — and says you’ll never need its app again
Salesforce and Anthropic announced Tuesday a sweeping expansion of their partnership, called Claudeforce , that pushes the world's largest customer relationship management platform directly inside Claude — a tacit acknowledgment that the future of enterprise software may not involve enterprise software's own screens at all. The centerpiece of the announcement is Salesforce in Claude , a plugin…
Salesforce and Anthropic have teamed up to integrate Salesforce's CRM system directly into Anthropic's AI platform, Claude, in a partnership dubbed Claudeforce. This expansion allows users to interact with live CRM data without opening the Salesforce app, using 37 pre-built sales skills for tasks like meeting preparation and deal analysis.
Available in a pilot program with an open beta scheduled for September, the plugin promises to redefine knowledge work by making Salesforce's data and workflows accessible through an AI interface. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff emphasized the partnership's potential, stating it combines the world's leading CRM and AI, while Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei highlighted the seamless integration between their systems.
Claudeforce represents a significant shift in how enterprise software is consumed, moving away from traditional UI-based interactions towards AI-driven, agentic interfaces.
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