Claude · General-purpose agent in Claude
Product and access
Cowork and Chat have been brought together in Claude since September 2026. This profile describes general work with files and apps. Claude Code has its own profile for development work.
Provider
Anthropic develops Claude and Claude Code and researches AI reliability, interpretability and control. General agent work and coding tools belong to the same product family.
- Operator
- Anthropic
- Organization
- AI research company
- Website
- www.anthropic.com
Core features
10 features from provider sources · checked on 9 October 2026. Availability and limits are listed below.
Multi-step work in the background
Larger tasks can continue in the cloud while your computer is turned off.
Source 2Documents and presentations
Docs and Slides create editable content; presentations can be exported as PowerPoint or PDF.
Source 3Design in the conversation
Design tasks and changes happen in the same conversation. Results can be shared by link.
Source 3Skills for recurring tasks
Existing Skills remain available and provide fixed instructions for recurring work.
Source 2Connectors for work context
Connected services provide shared context; existing connections are carried over.
Source 2Live dashboards from connected data
Dashboards refresh metrics from connected data sources and show the query and refresh time. Beta on paid plans.
Source 3Animated explainers with Motion
Motion creates editable animations from text, charts and images and exports MP4. Beta on Team and Enterprise.
Source 3Edit Google files
The Google Workspace add-on and connectors edit Docs, Sheets and Slides. The beta on paid plans uses your Google permissions; teams need connectors enabled.
Source 4
Requirements and limits
Requirement
Integration is being enabled gradually
The new general work mode launched with Pro and Max. The announcement describes a staged rollout to additional plans.
Source 2Requirement
Feature access and enterprise approval
Docs, Slides and Design are available on all plans. Enterprise admins can enable them; automatic activation is announced for 15 October. Dashboards remains in beta on paid plans, Motion on Team and Enterprise.
Source 3Requirement
Actions require appropriate approvals
Claude asks before actions by default. Settings determine when further confirmation is required.
Source 2
How you can use it
Browser and mobile app
Use Claude for general tasks; Claude Code can handle tasks in a cloud environment.
Provider documentationDesktop app
Claude and the Code area are available in one app. The Code area provides local projects, changes, and parallel sessions.
Provider documentationOperation & oversight
Operational details for this profile have not yet been researched.
Practical tasks
Editorial examples based on documented features. No product tests performed.
Project report with slides
- Your input
- Approved project notes, target audience, and desired reporting period.
- Possible result
- An editable report and presentation with open points.
- What to check
- Check figures, evidence, and statements for the target audience.
Prepare documents for a conversation
- Your input
- Selected documents and specific discussion questions.
- Possible result
- A summary with sources and a list of unresolved questions.
- What to check
- Have missing documents and unsupported conclusions flagged.
Turn approved project documents into an overview with next steps.
Your possible prompt
Compare three providers for [task]. Use their official documentation. Show differences, sources, and open questions in a table.
Getting-started idea based on documented capabilities. Not an executed product test. Adapt the task, data, and permissions.
Setup and pricing
Setup
Account, selected files, and connections
Prices and included usage
Pricing checked
Personal subscriptions with included usage allowances; Team and Enterprise have separate offerings.
- Free
- USD 0
Limited usage; Docs, Slides and Design are also available on Free.
Price source - Pro
- USD 20/month or USD 200/year
Standard allowance; Dashboards beta on paid plans.
Price source - Max 5x / Max 20x
- USD 100 / 200 per month
Five or twenty times Pro capacity per session.
Price source
- Motion beta is available on Team and Enterprise. Default Enterprise activation of Docs, Slides and Design is announced for 15 October.
Sources and evidence
Sources reviewed on 9 October 2026. Docs, Slides and Design left beta on 8 October and are offered on all plans. Dashboards, Motion and Google Workspace tools have separate plan and approval requirements.
Editorial team: Michael Meierhoff · sources reviewed on . Provider information is not independent evidence of performance.
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claude.com /product/cowork
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claude.com /resources/articles/cowork-is-now-claude
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claude.com /resources/articles/dashboards-and-motion
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claude.com /resources/articles/claude-now-works-in-google-docs-sheets-and-slides
