Claude Duet: Anthropic's Agent App Opens as Preview
The research preview runs on web, iOS and Android, is limited to Pro and Max subscribers via waitlist, and works through tasks on a cloud machine.
In short
Claude Duet is Anthropic's standalone agent app, in research preview since October 22, 2026 on web, iOS and Android, working through handed-off tasks in the background on a cloud machine.
At a glance
- Research preview since October 22, 2026; open to Pro and Max subscribers only, and only through a waitlist.
- Standalone app for web, iOS and Android; input by typed message or voice note.
- TechCrunch reports Duet runs on Claude Opus 5.5 and reaches more than 6,000 connectors in the Claude Marketplace.
- Purchases go through Stripe Link or Shopify Shop Pay; securities trading and account-to-account transfers are blocked.
- On Product Hunt the listing placed #2 for October 22, 2026 — Anthropic's 45th launch there.
Anthropic unveiled Claude Duet on October 22, 2026: a separate app where you hand off work in a message instead of steering a chat turn by turn. The agent runs the job on a cloud machine, then comes back when it has a result or hits a call it should not make alone. It ships as a research preview.
A teammate's inbox, not a prompt box
The pitch is aimed at working professionals and small business owners, deliberately not at personal errands. Duet sends a morning brief pulled from the apps you connect, watches incoming messages, and flags the ones that need you. On top of that sit meeting scheduling, dashboards with interactive controls, and sales or finance forecasts.
You talk to it by text or by voice, and the exchange stays inside one running thread. Anthropic wires the app into Claude's existing memory and skills rather than starting a separate brain. TechCrunch counts more than 6,000 connectors and plug-ins reachable through the Claude Marketplace.
Getting in means getting in line
The app covers web, iOS and Android, but a Pro or Max subscription is the entry ticket. Even then you join a waitlist — there is no blanket rollout at launch. None of the reports name a separate price tag for Duet itself.
The Product Hunt listing went up the same day and finished #2 for October 22, 2026, marking Anthropic's 45th launch on the site. The broader Claude page there carries 5.0 stars from 1,058 reviews.
The guardrails Anthropic kept on
Duet cannot trade securities and cannot move money between accounts. Shopping runs through Stripe Link or Shopify Shop Pay, and anything sensitive waits for your approval first. A message classifier screens traffic so confidential material does not end up in the wrong thread.
What the reporting does not settle
Only TechCrunch names Claude Opus 5.5 as the underlying model; SiliconANGLE leaves the version unstated. Waitlist length, how many tasks can run at once, and when the preview ends appear in none of the three sources. Anthropic frames the release as experimental and concedes the agent can misread context.
FAQ
What is Claude Duet?
A standalone Anthropic app you message by text or voice to hand off work. It carries out the task in the background on a cloud machine and returns when it has a result or needs a decision.
How do I get access to Claude Duet?
You need a Pro or Max subscription, and even then you have to join a waitlist. The app is available on web, iOS and Android while it runs as a research preview.
Can Claude Duet spend money on its own?
It can buy through Stripe Link or Shopify Shop Pay, but sensitive steps wait for your approval. TechCrunch reports it cannot trade securities or move money between accounts.
