- Claude on macOS can now control parts of your Mac if integrations are not sufficient
- Send on your phone can even send commands to the macOS app
- Claude Pro and Max subscribers get first access
Anthropic has announced a major update to Claude, which can now use your computer directly by taking control of mouse and keyboard input to manage apps like the browser.
The company explained that the feature, which operates within Claude Cowork and Claude Code, tries to use third-party integrations with apps like Slack and Google Calendar first, but if all else fails, it can go even deeper and use your computer.
Anthropic’s announcement specifically describes how the feature works, working from Dispatch — a task assignment app for Claude accessed on your phone — which essentially means you can control parts of your computer from the phone in your pocket.
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Claude will control your computer if all else fails
“We’ve built this capability with safeguards that minimize risk, including rapid injection,” Anthropic wrote, noting that Claude will always ask a user for permission before taking actions, and that users can stop progress at any point and regain control.
But since it’s an early product, Anthropic admits that Claude can still make some mistakes and that it’s not quite as fast as using the supported third-party integrations. It is also not recommended for use with sensitive data, where some apps are restricted by default for that reason.
“With Dispatch, you can ask Claude to automatically check your emails every morning or pull some metrics every week, or create a Claude Cowork or Claude Code session for a report or pull request,” the company wrote, talking about the Dispatch smartphone app.
For now, it’s limited to macOS for Claude Pro and Max subscribers, but the company isn’t ruling out a wider rollout after this testing phase.
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