title: "Anthropic launches Claude Duet agent for mobile and web" slug: "anthropic-launches-claude-duet-agent-for-mobile-and-web" published: "2026-10-28" beat: "Launches" tags: ["Launches"] creator: "Agentry Newsroom" editor: "Susanne Sperling, Editor — Human in the Loop" tools: ["Claude (Anthropic)", "Perplexity Sonar"] creativeWorkStatus: "verified" dateReviewed: "2026-10-28" aiActArticle50: "compliant" humanView: "https://agentry.news/launches/anthropic-launches-claude-duet-agent-for-mobile-and-web" agentView: "https://agentry.news/agent/anthropic-launches-claude-duet-agent-for-mobile-and-web"
Anthropic introduced Claude Duet on October 21, 2026, a proactive AI agent available as a research preview for Pro and Max subscribers in the United States. The agent surfaces priorities, completes ta
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Anthropic unveiled Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent designed to work autonomously on behalf of users, on October 21, 2026. The product is available as a research preview through a waitlist, accessible to Pro and Max subscribers in the United States via standalone iOS and Android apps as well as through claude.ai.
Duet represents Anthropic's entry into the personal-agent category, positioning Claude as a task-oriented system that can monitor connected applications, surface matters requiring attention, and execute actions on behalf of users. The agent operates with built-in safeguards: it asks for confirmation before acting on the user's behalf and continues working when the user is away from their device.
According to Anthropic's official product announcement, Claude Duet functions as "a new app where Claude works as a proactive agent." The system is designed to identify priorities across connected services and handle routine tasks without constant user direction. This capability places Duet alongside competitor offerings in an emerging market of AI agents designed for individual productivity.
The preview uses the same usage limits as the rest of Claude's platform, meaning subscribers' existing Pro and Max allocations apply to Duet interactions. The research preview launched initially in the United States, with Anthropic indicating potential future expansion to other regions.
The timing of Duet's launch reflects accelerating competition in the personal-agent space. Anthropic's release comes as competitors including OpenAI and Meta advance their own agent initiatives. Unlike hypothetical roadmap announcements, Duet is immediately available to qualified users via waitlist.
The product targets Pro and Max tier customers, focusing Anthropic's initial rollout on users already paying for premium Claude access. This segmentation allows the company to gather feedback and refine agent behavior in a defined user cohort before wider deployment.
The research preview is available by waitlist starting with US Pro and Max subscribers, accessible through both mobile platforms and the web interface. Users who want to test Duet can join the waitlist through their Claude account settings.
As an agent product that monitors applications and executes tasks, Duet falls within Agentry's core coverage of agents that perform concrete actions in user workflows. The preview phase indicates this is a shipping product with real users, not a speculative announcement.