Claude Duet: Anthropic's Proactive AI Agent Preview
Anthropic has opened a waitlist for an assistant that briefs you each morning, drafts replies for approval and works across 6,000-plus tools.
In short
Claude Duet is Anthropic's new proactive AI agent, running as a waitlisted research preview on Opus 5.5 and limited at first to Pro and Max subscribers in the United States.
At a glance
- Status: research preview, access only through a waitlist.
- Platforms: standalone iOS and Android apps, plus access on claude.ai.
- Model: Anthropic lists Opus 5.5 as the engine.
- Access: Claude Pro and Max in the US; Team and Enterprise not included yet.
- Integrations: more than 6,000 connectors and plugins, including Stripe, Shopify, Gmail, Slack, QuickBooks, Notion.
Claude Duet is Anthropic's new proactive AI agent, running as a waitlisted research preview on Opus 5.5 and limited at first to Pro and Max subscribers in the United States. The pitch is an assistant that keeps working while you are away and comes back to you only when a task is done or needs your sign-off.
What the agent is meant to do
Anthropic's product page describes a morning briefing that surfaces whatever needs attention first. From there the agent works on its own inside connected apps, hands back finished tasks, and drafts replies that wait for your approval before anything goes out. It also watches business metrics and flags problems rather than waiting to be asked.
The interaction model is deliberately plain. You hand over a task by message, and the agent decides when a result or a question is worth interrupting you for.
Where it plugs in
Anthropic cites more than 6,000 connectors and plugins, naming Stripe, Shopify, Gmail, Slack, QuickBooks and Notion among them. Listed jobs include scheduling meetings, building dashboards and preparing documents. For a small operator, that breadth is the point: the agent is supposed to work where the records already live.
Availability and the caveats
Duet ships as a standalone app on iOS and Android, with web access through claude.ai. Entry runs through a waitlist and is restricted to Claude Pro and Max subscribers in the US, with Team and Enterprise plans excluded for now. The product page does not list a separate price for Duet.
Anthropic is unusually direct about the limits of a preview. It says the agent may misread a thread, miscalibrate what counts as urgent, and miss something that lands between check-ins. For software that prepares outbound drafts on your behalf, that is the caveat worth weighing.
How it sits against rivals
The reporting excerpt available to us frames Duet as Anthropic's answer to Meta's Muse and OpenAI's Dots, aimed at professionals and small business owners. We could not verify that framing against the full report: the news source would not load when we tried to fetch it, and only Anthropic's own product page is confirmed here. We therefore make no claims about what the competing agents do or how widely they are available.
FAQ
What is Claude Duet?
A proactive AI agent from Anthropic that takes tasks by message, works on its own inside connected apps, and reports back when a job is finished or needs approval.
Who can use Claude Duet right now?
Only Claude Pro and Max subscribers in the US, and only via a waitlist. Anthropic says Team and Enterprise plans are not included yet.
Which model powers Claude Duet?
Anthropic lists Opus 5.5. It is a research preview, and Anthropic concedes the agent can misjudge urgency or miss messages that arrive between check-ins.
