Anthropic launches Claude Duet for agentic shopping
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On October 21, 2026, Cryptopolitan reported that Anthropic opened the Claude Duet waitlist research preview, with U.S. Pro and Max subscribers given priority access. The app allows Claude to purchase business supplies on behalf of professionals and small-business owners, completing checkout through Stripe’s Link wallet and Shopify’s Shop Pay. Link requests the user’s approval before each purchase, after which payment is made with a virtual card, avoiding the need to share the real card number. An earlier report said that Anthropic launched Claude Duet on October 22 and that the app was available to U.S. Pro and Max users through a waitlist; the two reports differ in their descriptions of the launch timing. Both said that users must approve transactions before payment and can use a virtual card to pay.
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- CryptopolitanAnthropic launches the Claude Duet research preview, with the agent shopping via virtual cards and preventing card number exposure
Anthropic opened the waitlist for the Claude Duet research preview on October 21, with Pro and Max subscribers in the US receiving priority access. Claude Duet shops through Stripe’s Link wallet and checks out with Shopify’s Shop Pay. Link requests the user’s approval before each purchase, after which a virtual card makes the payment without sharing the actual card number.
- PYMNTSAnthropic launches Claude Duet to support agentic purchasing of business supplies
Anthropic has launched the Claude Duet app, enabling Claude to purchase business supplies on behalf of professionals and small business owners. The app is available through a waitlist to Pro and Max subscribers in the US. Users will be asked for approval before payment, and payments will be made using virtual cards through Stripe’s Link digital wallet; online stores can also use Shopify’s Shop Pay checkout.
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