Claude Cowork Brings File-Aware AI to macOS

Anthropic has launched “Claude Cowork,” a research-preview feature that turns its Claude chatbot into a file-aware AI agent for macOS. Cowork lets subscribing Claude Max users (Anthropic’s power tier, roughly $100–$200/month depending on usage) grant Claude access to a folder on their computer so it can read, edit, and create files. Anthropic’s examples include reorganizing and renaming downloads, extracting expenses into a spreadsheet from screenshots, or drafting a report from scattered notes.

Claude reports progress as it works and can run queued tasks in parallel, which Anthropic says makes interactions feel more like leaving messages for a coworker than a stop‑and‑reply chat. Cowork also integrates with existing connectors (Asana, Notion, PayPal, etc.) and can be linked to Claude in Chrome for browser tasks. The feature builds on Anthropic’s earlier “Skills for Claude,” which used folders of instructions and resources to personalize tasks.

Anthropic warns about risks: unclear instructions could let Claude perform “potentially destructive actions” (like deleting local files), and prompt‑injection attacks remain a concern. The company frames agent safety as an active industry challenge. Claude Max subscribers can enable Cowork from the macOS app sidebar; other users can join Anthropic’s waitlist.

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