Claude can now use your computer in the background in Cowork and Claude Code

neal_lathia · x · 2026-09-03

Claude now supports background computer use in Claude Cowork and Claude Code: give it a desktop task and Claude clicks, types, and opens apps just like you would while you work on something else. Nous Research quote-tweeted it with a jab: "You guys didn't have computer use yet??"

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