Anthropic Launches Claude Duet App Aimed at Professionals and Small Businesses

Anthropic has introduced a new app called Claude Duet, entering a crowded market of AI assistants and digital agents. The tool is designed specifically for professionals and small businesses to help automate and manage work tasks. Unlike personal assistants that handle daily errands, Duet focuses on tasks like building daily briefings, creating dashboards, and suggesting actions using user data. The agent runs on the Claude Opus 5.5 model and operates in the background on its own virtual machine while users work on other things.

Features and Security

Duet can connect to over 6,000 connectors and plugins in the Claude Marketplace. It can also make online purchases for users through Stripe's Link digital wallet or Shopify's Shop Pay. Anthropic noted that sensitive actions like payments require user approval, though the agent will not trade securities or move money between accounts. To protect privacy, the company included a new classifier that checks messages to stop sensitive data leaks, automatically turning down requests for credit card numbers and government identification by default.

Availability

Claude Duet is currently available as an app on iOS and Android, and on the web via Claude.ai for Pro and Max tier customers. Interested users must join a waitlist to try the research preview.

Context

As artificial intelligence technology evolves, tech companies are shifting away from simple chat bots toward autonomous agents capable of performing complex multi-step work tasks across software applications. This growing focus on business and productivity tools highlights how companies are trying to turn advanced language models into practical everyday work partners.