- Claude Cowork brings the AI powers of Claude Code to all workers through the Claude Desktop app
- It runs separately from your work in a virtual machine, but the application and computer must be active.
- All paid plans can access the research preview tool today
Anthropic has announced its latest addition to Claude Cowork, bringing some of Claude Code’s autonomous AI features to general users so that instead of chatting, they can use Claude for multi-step tasks.
Cowork now also integrates with third-party and system-level apps, so you can do things like read, edit, create, and organize files, create daily reports based on past Slack messages and emails, or conduct regular research, like competitor analysis or industry news.
To begin scheduled work, the user’s message is saved in Claude, with additional details, including cadence, providing further instructions for autonomous elements.
Claude Cowork is an AI coworker for everyone
Anthropic emphasizes that Claude Cowork operates on a dedicated virtual machine to isolate itself from a user’s main operating system and that it requires explicit permission before performing important actions such as deleting files. Users also have control over which MCP integrations Claude can access.
A separate guide also advertises Claude Cowork as a way to interact with the Claude Code-inspired agent AI from a more familiar user interface, rather than through the terminal.
Recurring tasks can be configured from the ‘Schedule’ tab in the left sidebar or by typing ‘/schedule’ in the task command bar. Managing tasks, such as pausing, deleting, or running schedules on demand, can only be done through the left sidebar.
It’s worth noting that Claude Cowork requires the Claude Desktop app to be open on an active/active computer. If these requirements are not met, tasks will be skipped and then rerun once the device wakes up and the app is opened.
The research preview feature is now available for all paid plans including Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise.
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