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Anthropic Opens Claude Duet Preview With Approval-Based AI Agent Controls

Claude Duet is Anthropic’s new proactive agent preview for US Pro and Max subscribers, with background work, connector access and approval controls.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

San Francisco, 22 October 2026 – Anthropic PBC has opened a research preview of Claude Duet, a proactive artificial-intelligence agent application available by waitlist to United States subscribers on its Pro and Max plans. The service runs on the web, iOS and Android, and can work with more than 6,000 connectors and plugins while requesting approval before sensitive actions.

The launch matters to Asian businesses and investors because agent software is moving from answering questions to monitoring work, preparing outputs and carrying tasks across external applications. Anthropic’s product features and initial availability are confirmed, but the preview is not a broad commercial rollout. Reliability, enterprise controls, regional access and customer willingness to delegate work remain unproven.

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  • TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.