Claude Cowork
Claude Cowork
Anthropic's "Claude Code for the rest of your work": point Claude at your files and tools, describe the outcome, and it plans, acts and reports back. It can also run on a schedule, or in the cloud with your laptop closed.
Links
- Product page: https://claude.com/product/cowork
- Launch post: https://claude.com/blog/cowork-research-preview (12 Jan 2026)
Overview
Cowork brought the Claude Code agent loop to non-coders. It reads and writes files in folders you choose, uses connected tools, drives a built-in browser, and shows each step so you can steer it. It isn't a messaging-first assistant like openclaw or hermes-agent. It got there by adding features: claude-dispatch lets you hand it tasks from your phone, and scheduled tasks and cloud runs keep it working while you're away.
Timeline
- 12 Jan 2026: research preview in Claude Desktop (macOS), Max only
- 16–23 Jan: extended to Pro, then Team and Enterprise
- 10 Feb: Windows
- 17 Mar: claude-dispatch (assign tasks from your phone)
- 9 Apr: general availability on desktop
- 7 Jul: web and mobile betas
Availability
Included in all paid Claude plans: Pro (100 / $200), Team, Enterprise.
Why Interesting
It's Anthropic's version of the personal-agent idea, built outward from the coding agent rather than from a chat app. It launched before OpenClaw's viral week, so it's a parallel track, not a reaction. Dispatch was the part that answered OpenClaw directly.