Claude Duet opens as research preview: a proactive agent that watched Slack and ordered books
altryne · x · 2026-10-22
Mike Krieger announced Claude Duet is opening as a research preview with a waitlist, positioned as "a trusted partner with your work." He says he's used it for weeks: drafting questions for a fireside chat, watching Slack over a weekend so he could log off, and recommending a new Neal Stephenson book — then ordering it from his local bookstore. Early proactive-agent enthusiasts like altryne have already asked in to test it.
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