Claude Duet Brings a Proactive Agent to Work
Anthropic’s new proactive work agent is in a waitlisted research preview. Here is what it does, who can try it, and what to watch when using it.
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- Oct 21, 2026
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- Oct 26, 2026

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Anthropic’s new proactive work agent is in a waitlisted research preview. Here is what it does, who can try it, and what to watch when using it.
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