Claude's Mac automation lands

Anthropic updated Claude Code and the new Cowork tool so the Claude Desktop client can perform macOS actions by simulating mouse and keyboard inputs to open apps, click menus, and type into fields. (theverge.com) Cowork exposes an official integrations surface that includes Slack, Notion, GitHub, Jira, Linear, Figma, Google Drive and others, while also allowing local-folder access for tasks that lack a direct connector. (github.com) Anthropic positions Cowork as part of the Claude Desktop product and is currently available in research preview for Claude Max subscribers with a waitlist for other tiers, according to the company’s product materials and TechCrunch coverage. (support.claude.com) Claude Cowork supports scheduled autonomous tasks that can run without interactive prompts, and Anthropic’s status page recorded a daylight‑saving‑time related infinite‑loop incident affecting scheduled Cowork/Code tasks. (support.claude.com) Community and company resources already include reusable PPTX templates and documented workflows for extracting metrics from Slack and Notion and assembling slide decks or regular reports from designated folders and connectors. (github.com) Multiple outlets flagged security and reliability tradeoffs, noting the desktop‑control mode increases local attack surface and raises new questions about safeguards and failure modes when agents interact with native apps. (theverge.com) Anthropic’s documentation states Cowork can read and modify files in a user‑designated folder and return “polished documents” on completion, enabling automated synthesis of notes, draft reports, or status materials from aggregated sources. (anthropic.com)