Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required
Anthropic has launched Cowork, a new agent capability within Claude Desktop that enables non-technical users to execute tasks directly across their local files without writing code. Originating from Anthropic's Claude Code infrastructure, the tool expands the company's autonomous agent offerings into general office productivity. The release targets knowledge workers and positions Anthropic in direct competition with desktop productivity solutions from Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI.