Claude Duet
Duet is ’s agent app that comes to you first: it briefs you each morning, works in the and asks before it sends, pays, signs or deletes.
What is Claude Duet?
Duet is an that does not wait for you to open a chat — it watches the apps you connect, comes to you with what needs your , and does the work after you say yes.
- Status
- , announced 2026-10-21
- Where
- App for iPhone and , and the web at claude.ai
- What it already knows
- Your Claude , skills and connectors
How a day goes
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1 Morning
Morning brief
It reads your email and calendar, picks out what matters today and can start first steps, such as drafting replies for you to review.
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2 During the day
Regular check-ins
It looks at your connected apps again at intervals and messages you only when something needs you or a job is done.
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3 Before it acts
It asks first
It shows the action it plans and waits for your OK. If you cannot answer right away, it does other work and comes back later.
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4 After you close the app
Keeps working in the cloud
It runs on its own computer in the , so the work goes on after you close the app.
It checks at intervals, not all the time, so something urgent may wait until the next check. does not publish the exact interval.
What it asks your approval for
Duet plans an action
It shows you exactly what it is about to do
- Sending a message Waits for your OK
- Making a payment Waits for your OK
- Signing a document Waits for your OK
- Deleting anything Waits for your OK
Not even with your approval
- Trading stocks or other securities
- Moving money between accounts
Purchases you approve use a one-time card through Link (Stripe) or Shop Pay (Shopify). Approvals matter because emails and web pages can hide tricky instructions.
Who can use it now
- Yes Claude Pro and Max subscribers
- Yes In the United States
- Good to know Waitlist only — invitations go out in waves, with no fixed date
- No Not on Team or Enterprise plans yet
- Yes App for iPhone and Android; on a computer, the web at claude.ai
- Good to know Shares your plan’s usage limits — background work such as the morning brief and check-ins counts too
How it differs from Claude chat and Claude Code
| Claude chat | Claude Duet | ||
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| Who starts | You ask, it answers | It comes to you first | You give it a task |
| Where it works | In the chat window | On its own cloud computer, in the apps you connect | In your , inside your project folder |
| Good for | Questions, writing and learning | Email, calendar and everyday errands | Reading, writing and testing code |
Stay safe
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Check the age rule
Anthropic’s terms say users must be at least 18, or older where law requires it. If you are younger, learn about it with a parent or teacher.
Anthropic consumer terms (new window) -
Read before you tap OK
Duet can make mistakes. Read every draft and approval card: who it goes to, how much it costs, what gets deleted.
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Watch for tricks
An email or web page can hide instructions aimed at the AI ( injection). If a request looks strange, say no.
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Connect only what you need
Each app you connect lets Duet read it. You can disconnect an app at any time, but what it already remembered stays.
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Keep secrets out of the chat
Never type passwords, card numbers or numbers into the chat. Duet asks for passwords in a separate form.
Official sources
Checked against the official pages on 2026-10-26. Claude Duet is a research preview, so features may change — read the official pages too.
- Official Claude Help Center — Get started with Claude Duet (new window)
- Official Claude — Claude Duet (Research preview) (new window)
- Official Claude on X — Claude Duet announcement (new window)
- News TechCrunch — Claude Duet app is Anthropic’s bet on agents (new window)
- News CNBC — Anthropic previews Claude Duet personal AI agent (new window)
Not to be confused with the GitHub project of the same name, which has nothing to do with Anthropic: EliranG/claude-duet (new window)