Claude Duet
Anthropic's proactive assistant app, in research preview. It works on its own cloud computer, sends you a morning brief, keeps tasks moving in the background, and asks for your approval before it sends, pays, signs or deletes anything. Waitlist only, for Pro and Max users in the US, on iOS, Android and claude.ai.
Summary
Claude Duet is a always-on agent from Anthropic. Latest version we found: research preview (released 2026-10-21). Per its documentation it has unconfirmed MCP support. Facts checked against official sources on 2026-10-29.
Details
Note: Agents are listed, not hands-on tested. As of Oct 29, 2026 it's a research preview with a waitlist, for US Pro and Max plans only.
Notes from the community
What people are saying elsewhere, summarized in our words. Not our test results.
- Praise A blog post titled 'Claude Duet is the first personal-assistant-type harness that feels useful' drew a 118-point Hacker News discussion the day after Duet's release.
Hacker News thread · fig.blue post · Hacker News · 2026-10-29 · 118 points