Claude Cowork is now available on the web and mobile platforms.

      TL;DR: Anthropic has extended Claude Cowork, its general-knowledge-work agent, from desktop to web and mobile, initially launching in beta for Max subscribers. A feature known as Dispatch maintains a single ongoing thread that directs tasks to Claude Code or Cowork, allowing work to persist even with the laptop closed. Anthropic also shared usage statistics revealing that business-process and content tasks dominate, with coding only making up 8.7% of sessions.

      Anthropic has introduced Claude Cowork, its Claude Code-like agent for general knowledge tasks, to web and mobile platforms. Initially released as a desktop application in January, it started rolling out in beta to Max subscribers on Tuesday.

      The emphasis is on seamless operation across devices, enabling users to start a task at their desk, receive updates on their phone, and retrieve the final output later, all while the laptop remains closed.

      With a feature called Dispatch, a consistent thread directs each request to the appropriate engine. Development tasks are handled by Claude Code, knowledge tasks by Cowork, and Claude sends back the results without detailing every step taken.

      The intention is clear: Cowork is positioned more as an administrative assistant that works quietly in the background and alerts you only when a decision is needed, managing the “work around the work,” as Anthropic describes it.

      This development reflects a wider shift in the industry from chatbots toward platforms where actual work is executed. OpenAI is similarly evolving Codex into a broader enterprise-work platform designed for non-developers.

      Both organizations are betting that success will depend less on having the most effective chatbot and more on controlling the environments in which tasks are performed. Startups are also moving into this space, with Viktor securing $75 million to integrate an AI coworker into Slack and Teams.

      For months, Anthropic has been expanding Claude’s presence in office software, integrating it into Microsoft Word and facilitating enterprise implementations like KPMG's deployment for 276,000 employees. Meanwhile, Google is making strides with its Gemini Spark intelligent assistant.

      Many users aren't coding

      Anthropic has also provided early Cowork usage data that challenges the coding-centric narrative. It examined 1.2 million anonymized sessions from over 600,000 organizations in the last two weeks of May.

      The predominant category, comprising 33.4%, involved business process tasks such as reconciling spreadsheets and generating reports, particularly common in finance, HR, and administration. Content creation and copywriting followed at 16.4%, while software development constituted just 8.7%.

      The company presents this as evidence that typical business tasks, rather than coding, are where AI is making the most impact. The desktop app remains the go-to for more intensive tasks requiring local file and browser access, while web and mobile versions provide access to users who haven’t installed it.

      However, there's inherent risk in allowing a phone to remotely control a desktop agent, as a manipulated command or a phishing link might trigger irreversible actions on a machine. Anthropic advises users to connect these agents only if they trust all the applications involved, a caution that is important as offices increasingly integrate autonomous assistants.