Claude Duet app is Anthropic’s bet on agents
Claude Duet is available through waitlist for Pro and Max plan users
Anthropic has launched a new AI app called Claude Duet, positioning itself in the competitive market of personal and productivity assistants. The app aims to assist professionals and small businesses in automating and managing tasks, differentiating itself from personal agents like Meta Muse and OpenAI Dots. Claude Duet is not designed to handle errands or book tickets, nor can it show its browser usage in real-time.
Instead, it creates daily briefings, generates dashboards, and suggests actions based on user data. Like other AI agents, Duet can perform tasks in the background while the user remains focused on other activities, and will notify the user if approval is needed. The app is built on the Claude Opus 5.5 model and can connect to over 6,000 connectors and plugins in the Claude Marketplace.
It can also make online purchases using Stripe's Link digital wallet or Shopify's Shop Pay, but sensitive steps like payments will require user approval. Anthropic has implemented a new classifier to prevent sensitive information from leaking. By default, the agent will decline requests for credit card numbers and government identification.
Claude Duet is currently available as an app on iOS and Android, as well as through Claude.ai for Pro and Max customers in a research preview. Users must join a waitlist to try the app.
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