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Claude Duet: Anthropic's Proactive AI Agent Explained

IntelliTechs ยท Oct 22, 2026

What this means for you

If you pay for Claude Pro or Max in the US, you can join the waitlist now. Everyone else gets a preview of where assistants are heading: fewer chat windows, more tasks that move on their own, with your approval on anything sensitive.

What is Claude Duet?

Regular Claude waits for you to open a chat. Duet comes to you.

How does it work when your laptop is closed?

Duet runs on a cloud virtual machine with its own browser, so your laptop or phone does not need to stay on.

Can it spend money or send emails on its own?

Not without your approval.

What are the limits of the first version?

The early version can misread a conversation, misjudge how urgent something is and miss messages that land between checks.

Who can use it and what does it cost?

There is no separate price. Duet is tied to Pro and Max, and access is by waitlist for US subscribers. Team and Enterprise plans are not included for now.

Claude Duet: Anthropic's Proactive AI Agent Explained

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