Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required
February 7, 2026
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•Anthropic launched Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that allows non-technical users to automate tasks by accessing their local files, requiring no coding skills.
•Cowork enables Claude to read, modify, and create files in a user-designated folder, facilitating tasks like file organization, generating spreadsheets from receipts, and drafting reports.
•The tool was reportedly built in just a week and a half using Claude Code, showcasing a recursive feedback loop where AI is used to build better AI solutions, and it is available to Claude Max subscribers.
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