Anthropic unifies Claude chat with Cowork agentic capabilities
September 17, 2026
Anthropic has merged Claude chat and the agentic Cowork product into a single assistant capable of continuous cloud-based execution. The update also introduces beta versions of Claude Docs and Slides.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou can leverage agents that continue running tasks in the cloud after the session ends.
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designerYou can utilize new specialized interfaces for generating documents and slide decks.