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Claude’s Chrome side panel is now a full Cowork session
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Key Points:
- Anthropic has upgraded Claude's Chrome side panel into a full Cowork session, enabling browser-based tasks and conversations to seamlessly follow users across Claude’s desktop, web, and mobile apps.
- Conversations started in the side panel are now saved to Claude history, allowing users to resume sessions across different devices without losing context.
- The Chrome extension can interact with the current webpage using the user’s existing browser logins, performing actions like clicking links, navigating pages, entering text, and filling forms.
- The Cowork side panel is currently available for Max and Team customers, with a Pro rollout planned soon; enterprise admins can control access, but support for other Chromium browsers and mobile devices is not yet available.
- Anthropic acknowledges security risks such as prompt injection in browser agents and has implemented safeguards, including checks for consequential actions and user confirmations for sensitive operations.
