Overview
- Anthropic unveiled Claude Cowork as a consumer-focused offshoot of its Claude Code agent.
- Users can grant the assistant access to a chosen folder so it can read, edit, and create files locally.
- The tool is designed to operate with more autonomy on assigned tasks than standard chat interactions.
- Task queues and parallel processing aim to let users leave instructions similar to working with a colleague.
- Access is currently limited to a research preview for Claude Max subscribers on macOS.