Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer | The Verge

AINewsTechAnthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computerThe research preview is currently limited to macOS devices.The research preview is currently limited to macOS devices.by Jess WeatherbedMar 24, 2026, 1:32 PM UTCLinkShareGiftClaude will ask you for permission to autonomously perform taks on your computer. Image by AnthropicJess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.Anthropic has updated Claude to perform tasks in its Code and Cowork AI tools autonomously by using your computer for you. The new feature can be used to automatically open files, use web browsers and apps, and run dev tools “with no setup required,” even when you’re away from your computer, according to Anthropic’s announcement.These new capabilities are available as a research preview for Claude Pro and Max subscribers, and computer usage is limited to macOS “for now,” according to Anthropic. The feature builds on autonomous capabilities that were introduced on Claude’s 3.5 Sonnet AI model in 2024, but now brings those to the chatbot’s Code and Cowork AI agents for programmers.To access the feature, the Claude desktop app must be running on a supported macOS device and paired with the chatbot’s mobile app. The update works by prioritizing connectors to supported services first, such as Slack and Google Workspace apps, but will still execute tasks if a connector is...