Claude Cowork News & Updates
Track the latest announcements and features from Anthropic's Claude ecosystem. This is a community-curated timeline based on official sources.
This is a fan-curated site. For official release notes, visit Anthropic's support page.
New Feature
January 16, 2026
Pro Access — Cowork Now Available to Pro Subscribers
Claude Cowork is now available to Pro subscribers ($20/month), expanding access beyond Max-only. This makes agentic desktop AI accessible to a much wider audience.
- + Pro subscribers ($20/mo) can now access Cowork features
- + Pro users may hit usage limits earlier than Max users
- + Same core functionality as Max tier—full autonomous task execution
New Feature
January 12, 2026
Research Preview — Claude Cowork Launches
Anthropic introduces Cowork, an agentic AI assistant that brings Claude's capabilities to your desktop for knowledge work. Unlike traditional chat, Cowork can take on complex, multi-step tasks and execute them autonomously.
- + Autonomous desktop agent for macOS, built on Claude agent SDK foundations
- + Access folders with explicit user permissions—users choose which folders Claude can access
- + Claude asks before any significant actions for user confirmation
- + Parallel task processing—queue multiple tasks for concurrent execution
- + Works with Claude in Chrome for web-dependent tasks
- + Safety warnings: Anthropic notes potential risks including prompt injection attacks and accidental file deletion; agent security remains an active development area
New Feature
January 12, 2026
Health & HIPAA — Health Data Integration & HIPAA Compliance
Claude gains the ability to read and analyze health and fitness data on mobile platforms, with enterprise-grade healthcare compliance.
- + Health & fitness data reading on iOS and Android (US Pro and Max plans only)
- + HIPAA-ready version of Claude for Enterprise plans
- + Enhanced privacy controls for sensitive health information
New Feature
December 18, 2025
Skills Update — Skills Feature Enhancements
Major enhancements to the Skills system, bringing organization-level management and an open ecosystem for third-party integrations.
- + Organization-level Skills management for Team and Enterprise plans
- + Partner-built Skills catalog with curated integrations
- + Agent Skills open standard for cross-platform compatibility
New Feature
September 9, 2025
File Operations — Desktop Document Creation & Editing
Claude can now create and edit office documents directly in the Claude Desktop app.
- + Create and edit Excel spreadsheets directly in Claude
- + Create and edit PowerPoint slide decks
- + Create and edit Word documents and PDFs
New Feature
August 21, 2025
Desktop Extensions — Desktop Extensions & Admin Controls
Team and Enterprise plans gain administrative control over desktop extensions with custom extension support.
- + Enable/disable public desktop extensions for organizations
- + Upload and deploy custom extensions
- + MCP server integration via Desktop Extensions
Improvement
August 1, 2025
Enterprise Projects — Project Sharing for Teams
Enhanced collaboration features with project permissions and sharing capabilities for enterprise users.
- + Project permissions and sharing for Team and Enterprise plans
- + Collaborative project workflows
- + Enhanced access control for shared resources
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