Anthropic Launches Claude Duet, a Proactive Agent App Built on Opus 5.5
testingcatalog · x · 2026-10-22
Anthropic has announced Claude Duet, a standalone research-preview app designed around a proactive agent paradigm.
- Available via waitlist for Pro and Max subscribers in the US
- Built around Claude Opus 5.5, enabling the agent to judge and decide what you need
- Memory, skills, and connected apps are inherited from your Claude account
- Per the official announcement, it surfaces what needs your attention, completes tasks, keeps working when you step away, and checks with you before acting on your behalf
It marks a significant step from conversational assistant toward a continuously running proactive agent.
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