Introducing Claude Duet
Anthropic opened a waitlisted research preview of a proactive assistant app for U.S. Pro and Max subscribers.
TL;DR
- Anthropic opened a research preview of Claude Duet, an app that can monitor connected work tools and continue tasks while a user is away.
- The preview is available by waitlist to U.S. Claude Pro and Max subscribers on iOS, Android and the web, with usage drawing on existing plan limits.
- The product is not generally available, and Anthropic says it can misread urgency or miss items between checks.
Anthropic announced Claude Duet as a research preview of an app in which Claude can proactively surface items needing attention, carry out requested tasks and continue working when the user steps away. The company says the app checks with the user before acting on their behalf. [1]
The preview is available by waitlist to U.S. Claude Pro and Max subscribers. Anthropic says it runs as a standalone app on iOS and Android and is also available on the web through claude.ai. [1]
The company says Claude Duet can connect to more than 6,000 connectors and plugins and use the same plan usage limits as the rest of Claude. Background checks and larger tasks count against those existing limits. [1]
Anthropic labels the product a research preview and says it may misread a thread, misjudge urgency or miss something that arrives between checks. The announcement describes intended capabilities, while reliability and adoption beyond the preview remain unestablished. [1] [2]
Why it matters
The launch extends AI products from prompt-driven chat toward persistent work assistants that monitor connected tools and act across tasks. Its waitlist and research-preview status mean the announcement establishes product direction, not broad availability or demonstrated reliability.
Editor's note
Added in the 19:00 KST same-date merge. Capabilities and limitations are attributed to Anthropic; Reddit is included as a high-engagement discussion, not independent confirmation.