Overview
- Cowork is live as a research preview for Claude Max subscribers on macOS, priced at $100 per month with a higher‑usage tier available and waitlists for other plans.
- The agent gains access to a user‑chosen folder to read, edit, create and organize files, plans and executes multi‑step tasks, works with browser connectors for web actions, and requires an internet connection.
- WIRED’s hands‑on found it handled file management, Gmail cleanup and calendar updates fairly well, paused short of making purchases, and still hit occasional bugs.
- Anthropic limits access to granted folders, asks before significant actions, runs Cowork in a virtualized sandbox, and uses prompt‑injection detection, yet risks like accidental deletion and web‑based attacks remain.
- Analysts say the feature could pressure Gemini’s Workspace lead and niche productivity startups, with Windows support and further safety updates slated for future releases.