Brief, mostly signal

Claude Duet debuts as an always on proactive agent

Anthropic launched Duet as a US only waitlisted preview for Pro and Max users, running on Opus 5.5. Background tasks count against plan limits, and sensitive actions need approval.

Read the source at jamonline.ph

What the research found

Anthropic launched Claude Duet, an always-on cloud agent on Opus 5.5, as a US-only waitlisted research preview for Pro and Max users, with background tasks counted against plan limits and approval required for sensitive actions.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

Claude Duet is a research preview available via waitlist to US Claude Pro and Max subscribers 98%
Background tasks count against existing plan usage limits with no add-on fee 99%
Sensitive actions like sending emails, payments, signing documents and deleting records require user approval 99%
Team and Enterprise access is planned for a future phase 99%

Evidence

jamonline.ph https://jamonline.ph/tech-news/claude-duet-anthropic-proactive-ai-agent
streamlinefeed.co.ke https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/anthropics-claude-duet-launches-proactive-agent-for-work-apps

Actionability rated low.