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Anthropic Just Launched Claude Duet — Here’s What It Actually Does
Claude Duet is Anthropic’s move from a passive chat box to a background teammate: connected apps, scheduled checks, judgment about urgency, and human approval before irreversible actions — running on Anthropic’s VMs whether or not your devices are awake.
Anthropic just launched Claude Duet. Here’s what it can do for you.
From “You Message First” to “Claude Pings You”
Normally, a Claude conversation starts with you. You ask something, Claude replies, then it waits for your next message. If you never open the app, nothing happens.
Duet flips that direction.
Every morning, Duet can send you a short brief from your connected apps as a notification on your phone. During the day it checks those apps every few hours — and messages you only when something needs your attention.
A Concrete Example
You’re a software engineer. You’ve connected Gmail, Slack, and GitHub.
In the morning, Duet’s brief might say:
- A few customers emailed overnight that they can’t log in
- The same error is showing up in your team Slack channel
- It’s already scanned GitHub…
