Anthropic launches Claude Duet to compete with OpenAI Dots, Meta Muse, and Grok Bot

Anthropic has introduced Claude Duet, a new autonomous AI agent that can manage tasks, work across connected apps, and take actions on users' behalf, joining the growing competition with OpenAI Dots, Meta Muse, or Grok Bot. Duet focuses on work automation rather than personal errands like booking tickets. It can generate daily briefings, create dashboards, and suggest actions based on information from connected services. The agent can also monitor ongoing tasks, proactively offer recommendations, and complete longer processes in the background using its own virtual machine, requesting user approval when needed. Just to keep in mind, it doesn't really provide a live view of its browser activity.

Anthropic has highlighted that Duet is powered by Claude Opus 5.5 and supports more than 6,000 connectors and plug-ins through the Claude Marketplace. It can also make online purchases using Stripe Link and Shopify Shop Pay, with explicit approval required for payments. However, the agent cannot trade securities or transfer money between accounts.

For privacy and security, Anthropic has introduced a classifier that checks messages for potential exposure of sensitive information, while Duet rejects requests for credit card numbers or government-issued identification by default. Claude Duet is available as a standalone app on iOS, Android, and Claude.ai, as a research preview for Pro and Max subscribers, with access currently requiring users to join a waitlist.