Claude can run your PC
Anthropic announced Claude Code and Claude Cowork can now operate a user’s computer to complete tasks—moving AI from chat to full agentic automation. This lets Claude autonomously act on local files, integrate with third‑party apps, and finish workflows without manual steps, a big step for in‑app automation and campaign orchestration. (cnbc.com)
Anthropic rolled the new “computer use” capability into its Claude product line as a research preview and says Cowork is now available on paid Claude plans for both Windows and macOS. (claude.com) Cowork and Claude Code access appear on Pro and Max tiers; Anthropic’s pricing lists Pro at $20/month and Max tiers starting at about $100/month (Max 5x and Max 20x options). (claude.com) A companion feature called Dispatch was announced in mid‑March 2026 as a research preview (March 17) that creates a persistent, synced conversation thread so users can queue work from a phone to a desktop Cowork session after scanning a QR code. (theclaudeinsider.com) Anthropic’s Cowork runs inside a sandboxed workspace where users designate a folder for the agent to read and modify, and the product documentation and tutorials show connectors for calendars, Slack, Notion and other apps to be used by those sessions. (techcrunch.com) Product examples published by Anthropic include organizing a messy Downloads folder, extracting receipts into a formatted spreadsheet, and drafting branded reports from scattered notes — all presented as timed, schedulable tasks in Cowork. (claude.com) Anthropic flags agent safety as “still in development” and external reporting notes both security cautions about local file access and that the move follows a recent surge in interest around agent tools (including the viral OpenClaw experiments). (claude.com)
