Proactive AI agent app
Claude Duet
Claude Duet is an Anthropic app in which Claude works as a proactive agent: it sends a morning brief, watches connected apps, completes tasks in its own cloud browser and asks before it acts. Anthropic opened a research preview on 21 October 2026 for US Pro and Max subscribers through a waitlist, on iOS, Android and claude.ai.
Last reviewed 28 Oct 2026 · by Anthropic
Facts at a glance
| Developer | Anthropic |
|---|---|
| Status | Research preview by waitlist |
| Announced | 21 October 2026 source |
| Availability | US Pro and Max subscribers; standalone app on iOS and Android and on claude.ai source |
| Plan prices | Pro $20 per month billed monthly ($17 with annual billing); Max from $100 per month source |
| Model | Designed around Claude Opus 5.5 source |
| Connectors | Over 6,000 connectors and plugins in the Claude Marketplace source |
What Claude Duet is used for
Anthropic built Claude Duet for professionals and small business owners. It carries over memory, skills and connected apps from a Claude account, checks those apps every few hours, and handles tasks such as scheduling, invoice reminders, payroll preparation in Gusto and storefront work in Shopify. It asks for approval before it sends a message, makes a payment, signs a document or deletes anything. The timeline below lists every story on this site that names Claude Duet.
Questions people ask
- Who can use Claude Duet?
- During the research preview, US subscribers on the Pro and Max plans who join the waitlist. Anthropic says it emails people as access opens.
- Does Claude Duet cost extra?
- No separate price is stated. Anthropic says Duet is included in Pro and Max and shares the plan's usage limits with the rest of Claude.