What it does
5 features
Claude · Personal work agent
Product and access
Standalone app in the Claude family; launched as a research preview on October 21, 2026.
Core features
5 features from provider sources · reviewed on 28 Oct 2026. Availability and limitations follow below.
Daily brief
Summarizes email and calendar items in the morning and flags tasks needing attention.
Source 2Connected business apps
Uses authorized apps for tasks such as invoice reminders, scheduling and preparing contracts.
Source 2Approvals before actions
Is designed to present the specific action for approval before sending, paying, signing or deleting.
Source 2Existing Claude context
Uses the Claude account’s memory, skills and connected apps; tasks can be assigned by text or voice.
Source 2
Usable AI models
Own models only
Claude Duet runs on Claude Opus 5.5 and decides itself how much effort a job needs. You cannot choose a model. The preview is invitation-only, in the US, for Pro, Max and Ultra.
Model families named
- Anthropic (Claude)
- Model choice
- The product chooses
- Your own API key
- Not stated
- Router or custom endpoint
- Not stated
- Local models
- Not stated
The rating covers the generally available main access. Documented · Sources accessed on
Claude Help: Get started with Claude Duet · Claude Duet: Product page
Does it fit my task?
2 practical tasks · 4 requirements and limits
A good fit if …
- you hold a US-based Claude account on Pro, Max or Ultra and have been invited from the waitlist
- you want to connect Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive or Slack and have tasks handled in the background
- you want to approve payments, messages and signatures yourself before they run
Less suitable if …
- you are outside the US; the help article makes the preview available to US accounts only
- you use a Team or Enterprise account; those plans are not supported yet
- you want to control the model or the work in the cloud browser yourself; neither is possible in the preview
Editorial assessment based on provider documentation. Not a product test.
Practical tasks
Editorial examples based on documented features. No product tests performed.
Prepare unpaid invoice reminders
- Your input
- Check connected invoice data and draft reminders for overdue invoices.
- Possible result
- Drafts linked to the underlying invoices for approval.
- What to check
- Check payments received, amounts, recipients and tone before sending.
Prepare for a meeting
- Your input
- Review authorized email and calendar data for my next customer meeting.
- Possible result
- A brief with open questions and references to the underlying information.
- What to check
- Check names, dates and conclusions against the original messages.
Compile my most important appointments and pending emails for today.
Your possible prompt
Organize these shared documents by topic. Create an overview with deadlines and next steps. Prepare draft replies for my approval.
Adjust the task, data and permissions.
Requirements and limits
Limitation
Usage costs
Included in Pro and Max at no extra cost during the research preview. Background work consumes the shared Claude usage limits.
Source 2Limitation
Preview limitations
Microsoft 365 is not yet available. The cloud browser cannot be watched live or taken over. Urgent items can arrive between checks.
Source 2Limitation
European launch
The preview is for US accounts only. The reviewed pages give no launch date for Germany or the EU.
Source 2
Can I use it?
Partly restricted
Europe & regional availability
The research preview is explicitly limited to US accounts.
Reviewed scope: Product access in Germany and the EU
Reviewed on:
Partly restricted
Currently US-only
Requires Claude Pro or Max, a US account and a waitlist invitation.
Region covered: Germany / EU
Documented reason
Anthropic specifies a regional preview restriction. The reviewed sources do not state a specific connection to the AI Act, DMA or GDPR.
Official source · claude.com · Official source · support.claude.com
Accounts & permissions
Based on provider documentation. Permissions depend on the account, integration and organization policies. Review the permissions actually requested before use.
Configuration covered: Claude Duet in the research preview with a personal Claude account (Pro, Max or Ultra, US)
Sources reviewed:
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Documented
Account used
You sign in with your Claude account once you are invited from the waitlist. Access is tied to the email address you gave, so you use the Apple or Google account linked to it. You start every app connection yourself and can disconnect any app at any time.
EvidenceDocumented
Data access & team sharing
Duet reads connected apps such as Gmail, Google Calendar, Drive and Slack, plus your Claude memory and skills. It does not see all projects or local files and cannot make calls or send texts. For sites without a connector it uses its own cloud browser. Earlier memory is kept after you disconnect an app.
Evidence
Memory and conversation continuity
0 of 6 criteria documented
Claude account memory
Anthropic · Research preview
Sources accessed:
Documentation by criterion
StoragePartly documented
Storage and scope
Duet uses memory, skills and connectors from the Claude account. Filenames, database and physical storage location are not publicly established.
SelectionNot publicly established
Edit & deletePartly documented
Inspect, edit and delete
Duet-specific inspection, editing and propagation of deletion to account memory are not publicly established on the reviewed product page.
Access boundariesPartly documented
Agent and channel boundaries
The provider describes an ongoing thread with existing Claude context. Boundaries between multiple roles and contact channels are not publicly established.
RetrievalPartly documented
Retrieval
Account memory is available from the first message; internal selection and search mechanisms are not publicly established.
New conversationsPartly documented
Session reset and compaction
The continuous visible thread is documented. Internal session rotation, reset and compaction are not publicly established.
Cost and effort
Prices as of 28 October 2026
Prices and included usage
Pricing checked
Included in Pro and Max at no extra cost during the research preview. Background work consumes the shared Claude usage limits.
- Team and Enterprise are not currently included.
Setup
Requires Claude Pro or Max, a US account and a waitlist invitation.
Operation & oversight
Based on public provider documentation. Assessments are editorial inferences from the stated properties. Actual time requirements and reliability have not been measured.
Deployment covered: Hosted cloud computer with web, iOS and Android apps during the research preview
Sources reviewed:
Editorial assessment
Duet works in the background but asks for your approval on sensitive actions, so you need to follow notifications and approval requests yourself. As a research preview without team management it is currently a personal tool.
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Documented with conditions
Files and working state
Duet runs on its own cloud computer and keeps working when you close the app. Larger results appear as files in the Make tab. Duet uses your Claude memory; the article gives no retention details and points to the privacy policy.
EvidenceDocumented with conditions
Starting further runs
Duet looks across your email and calendar each morning and checks your accounts at set intervals. The article does not describe user-configurable schedules; you give tasks by chat.
EvidenceDocumented
Human intervention
Duet is designed to ask before sending messages, making payments, signing documents and deleting anything. If you cannot answer at once it finishes other steps and asks again later. Only you can mark a task complete; each purchase uses a one-time card.
EvidenceDocumented with conditions
Detecting errors
Duet posts to the main thread when a task finishes or needs a decision; the Tasks tab shows active work. The article concedes that Duet can make mistakes, misread threads and misjudge urgency. It describes no error messages.
EvidenceOpen in reviewed sources
Resuming after failures
The article describes no retrying or resuming after a failure. You report problems in chat and Duet passes the report to the team. You cannot watch or take over the cloud browser.
Evidence
Evidence and open questions
3 sources · 0 open points
Sources and evidence
Official sources reviewed. Capabilities are provider claims; example tasks are editorial suggestions. Hands-on testing is outstanding.
Editorial team: Michael Meierhoff · sources reviewed on . Provider information is not independent evidence of performance.
Provider
Proactive work agent for daily briefs, connected apps and background tasks.
- Operator
- Anthropic
- Organization
- Provider
- Website
- claude.com
Changes to this profile 1
Proactive work agent for daily briefs, connected apps and background tasks.
These notes describe editorial changes. Source and pricing review dates appear in their respective sections.