Anthropic is bringing Claude Cowork to web and mobile, expanding the general-work AI agent beyond its original desktop app. The update is rolling out over the next several weeks, starting with Max subscribers, according to Anthropic’s official release notes.
Claude Cowork was previously available through the Claude desktop app for macOS and Windows. With the new rollout, users can start a task on one device, receive updates on their phone and continue reviewing the output later, even if their laptop is closed.
The change is designed to make Cowork feel less like a coding tool and more like an AI teammate for everyday office work. Anthropic says Cowork sessions now run remotely in beta, so tasks and files can be saved to a user’s Claude account and accessed across devices.
Cowork Moves Beyond the Desktop
The desktop app will remain the full Cowork experience, including local file access and browser-based work. However, adding web and mobile support means more users can run and monitor tasks without installing the desktop app.
Anthropic said scheduled Cowork tasks can now run even when no device is online. The system can also continue working in the background and notify users when it needs input or when a task is ready for review.
The company is also unifying chat and Cowork into one shared home across web and desktop. Projects and artifacts will live together, making it easier for users to move between normal Claude chats and longer agentic tasks.
Anthropic gives one example of Claude preparing a Monday client briefing before the user wakes up. In that scenario, Cowork reads email threads, transcripts and recent news, builds a briefing document and drafts a follow-up email for the user to review.
Anthropic Targets Everyday Business Work
The expansion comes as AI companies try to move beyond chatbots and coding assistants into broader workplace automation. OpenAI has taken a similar path with Codex, which began as a software development tool but is increasingly used for reports, spreadsheets, presentations, research and data analysis.
Anthropic is also extending Claude into workplace apps. The company recently launched Claude Tag, an always-on Claude assistant for Slack that can act as an AI teammate inside company conversations.
Anthropic said early Cowork usage shows strong demand for administrative and operational work. Its study sampled 1.2 million anonymized Cowork sessions from more than 600,000 organizations over the last two weeks of May.
The largest category was business process operations, which made up 33.4% of sessions. These tasks included combining scattered updates into reports, building onboarding checklists and reconciling spreadsheets.
Content creation and copywriting made up 16.4% of sessions, covering drafts, slide decks, social posts, proposals and communications work. Software development accounted for 8.7%, suggesting Cowork is already being used more for general business work than coding.
Anthropic said the data shows that everyday workplace AI use is growing beyond software engineering. The company wants Cowork to become a reference point for businesses deciding where AI agents can deliver the most value.
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