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Anthropic opens Claude Duet, an always-on Opus 5.5 agent

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What's new

October 22: Decoder and TechCrunch add a research-preview label, approval before messages and signatures, 6,000 connectors, blocked trading and transfers, Stripe Link virtual cards, and checks only every few hours.

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Anthropic’s Claude Duet research preview, built on Opus 5.5, is on a US Pro and Max waitlist and asks before sensitive actions.

Anthropic has released a research preview of Claude Duet, a standalone always-on agent for professionals and small businesses on iOS, Android, and claude.ai. It runs on Claude Opus 5.5 and is limited to a US waitlist for Pro and Max subscribers; Team and Enterprise plans are not included yet, according to The Decoder. The agent uses a cloud virtual machine, a browser, and more than 6,000 connectors to brief users and handle tasks from scheduling to dashboards and prototypes. It must seek approval before sending messages, paying, signing, or deleting, and Anthropic says trading securities and moving money between accounts stay blocked. Anthropic says early builds can misread urgency or threads, check accounts only every few hours, and are weaker at personal errands.

Key facts
  • US Pro and Max waitlist only; Team and Enterprise excluded.
  • Built on Claude Opus 5.5 for iOS, Android, and the web.
  • Uses a cloud virtual machine and more than 6,000 connectors.
  • Approval required before sending, paying, signing, or deleting.
  • Securities trading and transfers between accounts stay blocked.
  • Purchases use Stripe Link; TechCrunch also cites Shopify.
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What each outlet adds

beyond the shared facts
  • The VergeSays the early version is weaker at personal errands such as tickets.
  • The DecoderAdds signature approval, virtual cards, no direct passwords, and check cadence.
  • TechCrunchAdds Shopify alongside Stripe for purchases.
Vendors
Anthropic
Products
Claude DuetClaudeMuseDots
Organizations
AnthropicMetaOpenAI
Countries
United States
AI models
Claude Opus 5.5

Coverage

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  1. · 4d ago The Verge · AIFirst report

    Anthropic launches Claude Duet agent as a research preview

    The Opus 5.5 agent, for US Pro or Max subscribers, briefs users and seeks approval before payments or deletions.

  2. · 3d ago The Decoder

    Anthropic previews always-on agent app Claude Duet

    Built on Claude Opus 5.5, the US waitlist app works while users are away and asks before messages, payments, signatures, or deletions.

  3. · 3d ago TechCrunch · AI

    Anthropic launches Claude Duet agent app

    Claude Duet automates tasks for professionals using Claude Opus 5.5 and 6000 connectors.