Anthropic previews Claude Duet, a proactive agent that works while users are away

What happened

Anthropic introduced a research preview of Claude Duet, a standalone proactive agent built on Claude Opus 5.5 that works on tasks while users are away. Available through a waitlist for US Pro and Max subscribers on iOS, Android, and the web, it checks connected apps every few hours and shares usage limits with other Claude products. Anthropic says Duet requires approval before sending messages, making payments, signing documents, or deleting anything, and acknowledges it can misread threads or miss updates.

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The story so far

Anthropic has opened Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent built on Claude Opus 5.5, as a research preview with access through a waitlist for US Pro and Max subscribers. It is available through standalone iOS and Android apps and Claude on the web. Baoyu reports that eligible subscribers can try it at no additional charge; The Decoder reports that Duet shares usage limits with other Claude products and that Team and Enterprise plans are not included. Anthropic says Duet brings matters needing attention to users, completes delegated tasks, and continues working while they are away. The Decoder reports that it checks connected apps every few hours and sends briefings. Anthropic says it requires approval before sending messages, making payments, signing documents, or deleting anything, and acknowledges that it can misread threads or miss updates.