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Claude Duet: Anthropic's Proactive AI Agent App Opens Waitlist for US Subscribers

Anthropic has its own answer to the AI agent wave, and it arrived Wednesday. The company opened a research preview of Claude Duet, a standalone app that turns Claude into a proactive agent aimed at professionals and small-business owners. “It comes to you with what needs your attention, completes tasks you ask of it, keeps working even when you step away, and checks with you before it acts on your behalf,” Anthropic said of the new app, as reported by Engadget. Access runs through a waitlist, starting with Pro and Max subscribers in the US. ...

October 21, 2026 · 6 min · 1159 words ·