"Anthropic's Claude Code tool is having a moment: It's recently become popular among software developers for its use of agents to write code, run tests, call tools, and multitask. In recent months the company has begun to stress that Claude Code isn't just for developers, but can let other kinds of workers build websites, create presentations, and do research-and stories about non-coders completing interesting projects have filled social media."
"While Claude Code requires an API key and runs in the terminal, users can access Cowork through the Claude desktop app with a familiar chatbot interface. Most important, Cowork is built to access content stored in the file system on the user's computer. A user can give the tool permission to modify, or just read, files in a given folder. They can also allow Claude to create new files or organize existing ones."
"The new tool could help Anthropic as it eyes an IPO in 2026 ( reportedly at a $350 billion valuation), and may put additional pressure on Microsoft, which offers a number of predesigned AI agents (for things like research, analysis, and meeting facilitation) as part of its Copilot AI assistant. A December 2025 report from The Information claimed that Microsoft salespeople have been having trouble hitting their quotas selling the company's Azure (cloud) AI products (including agents and agent builders) to enterprises. Microsoft denied the report."
Cowork is a rebranded version of Claude Code aimed at non-coding work, delivered through the Claude desktop chatbot. The feature is in research preview and limited to $100-per-month Max plan subscribers, with a waitlist for other users. Cowork can access the local file system with user-granted permissions to read, modify, create, or organize files in specified folders. Use cases include building websites, creating presentations, conducting research, organizing desktops or downloads, and collecting expense documents from folders and email. The tool could broaden enterprise adoption and increase competition with Microsoft Copilot offerings.
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