Anthropic takes on Muse with Claude Duet, its new AI agent

Anthropic has unveiled Claude Duet, an AI agent aimed at professionals and small business owners, marking a new competitor to Meta's Muse and OpenAI's Dots. Claude Duet is set to launch as a research preview, available as a standalone app on iOS and Android and through Claude on the web.

Built on Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Duet offers a suite of capabilities. It starts by delivering a concise daily briefing on the most critical items from connected apps. Throughout the day, it monitors these apps and discreetly notifies the user only when something requires immediate attention.

Claude Duet can handle a wide range of tasks, spanning from straightforward administrative duties like scheduling meetings to complex assignments such as crafting dashboards using multiple tools, generating financial or sales forecasts, prototyping, and developing web applications. It leverages memory, skills, and connected apps from Claude and features a virtual machine complete with a browser, enabling it to execute tasks across the web.

Before undertaking any significant action, such as processing a payment or deleting data, Claude Duet seeks user approval. Given the sensitive nature of the information it may handle, Claude Duet employs a dedicated classifier and safety system prompt. These measures are implemented to prevent the sharing of the most sensitive data, such as credit card numbers.

Despite its capabilities, Anthropic acknowledges that Claude Duet is an early version, potentially prone to misinterpretations or inadequate prioritization of tasks. It notes that the agent isn't as proficient in handling personal errands like booking tickets. To try Claude Duet, users can join the waitlist, but they must be a Pro or Max subscriber in the US to utilize it.