Anthropic launches Claude Duet, an always-on proactive agent
10/28/2026 — 10/28, 16:18·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- Anthropic opened Claude Duet as a research preview on Oct 21. The always-on agent runs on an isolated cloud VM, checks connected apps every…
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On October 21, 2026, Anthropic opened Claude Duet as a research preview. Claude Duet is an agent that works proactively rather than waiting for a user prompt. It runs on its own cloud VM, checks a user's connected apps every few hours, and drafts work on its own. Before sending, paying, signing, or deleting anything, it stops at an approval gate and waits for a yes.
The report notes that every Claude product until now has been reactive: a user opens a chat or a terminal, types, and the model answers. Claude Duet flips that pattern by taking initiative on a schedule the user does not have to trigger.
Claude Duet ships as a standalone app on iOS, Android, and the web. It is included in the Pro and Max subscriptions at no extra cost, though it draws on the same usage limits as the subscription. The HackerNoon author who covered the release argues that a Claude Code plus cron setup remains the better choice when a user needs custom intervals, niche connectors, or full visibility.
No further developments have been reported, and the feature currently remains at the research preview stage.
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Anthropic opened Claude Duet as a research preview on October 21: a proactive agent that runs on its own cloud VM, checks connected apps every few hours and drafts work on its own, stopping at an approval gate before sending, paying, signing or deleting. It ships as a standalone app for iOS, Android and the web, included in Pro and Max at no extra cost but sharing their usage limits. The author notes that Claude Code plus cron still wins for custom intervals, niche connectors or full visibility.
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