Anthropic Launches Claude Duet AI Agent, Opens Waitlist as Research Preview

On October 21, Anthropic launched Claude Duet as a research preview, positioning it as an AI agent that can work proactively. Built on Claude Opus 5.5, it is available as iOS and Android apps and on the claude.ai web version, with the first waitlist opening to Pro and Max subscribers in the United States. The app has its own dedicated virtual machine and browser and can continue carrying out tasks such as scheduling meetings, organizing emails, and making forecasts after the user's device is turned off, and it can call on more than 6,000 connectors and plugins in the Claude Marketplace. Anthropic says it does not directly access users' passwords or login tokens, and that sending messages, making payments, signing documents, or deleting content requires user approval; the company also acknowledges that this is still an early version that may misread conversations or misjudge how urgent a matter is.