Brief, mostly facts

TechCrunch frames Claude Duet as Anthropic's push into proactive agents

The analysis places Duet among proactive business agents, waitlisted for US Pro and Max users. It is built on Opus 5.5 with 6,000 connectors and approval gates.

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What the research found

TechCrunch describes Claude Duet as Anthropic's proactive business agent, a waitlisted preview for US Pro and Max on iOS, Android and web, built on Opus 5.5 with 6,000+ connectors and approval gates.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

Claude Duet is a waitlisted research preview for US Pro and Max 36%
Claude Duet is built on Opus 5.5 with 6,000+ connectors 96%
Duet cannot show its browser use live 98%
Payments require user approval and Duet will not trade securities or move money between accounts 99%

Evidence

techcrunch.com https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/claude-duet-app-is-anthropics-bet-on-agents

Actionability rated medium.