Claude Cowork Comes to Mobile and Web (Beta Announcement)

Melvin Vivas · X video post · 2026-08-18 · 1:20 · 1,072 views · Open on X

Topics: AI Dev Tools & Productivity, AI Agents, Tool Use & MCP, Industry Trends & Job Market · Level: beginner

Summary

This is a short product-news post. Melvin Vivas shares Anthropic's announcement that Claude Cowork, its agent for delegating tasks, is coming to mobile and web. You can start a task on your computer, close the laptop while Claude keeps working, and pick up the finished result on your phone. The beta starts with the Max plan and will reach more plans over the coming weeks.

Key points

• Claude Cowork is expanding from desktop to mobile and web.
• The workflow: give Claude a task at your desk, then collect the finished work later from your phone.
• Tasks keep running after you close your laptop, so the agent works in the background without you.
• The beta rolls out over several weeks, starting with the Claude Max plan, and more plans will follow.
• This is part of a wider trend of AI agents that run long tasks in the background and work across devices.
• The video has no narration, so this post contains no technical walkthrough.

Resources mentioned

• Claude Cowork · tool · claude.com · paid
  Anthropic's mode for handing Claude bigger, multi-step agentic work; its capabilities are now part of regular Claude chat.
  Also in: Claude Cowork and Claude Code have separate usage limits (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Claude Chat and Cowork Merge into One Conversation (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Claude Desktop Now Available on Linux (Beta) (Melvin Vivas on X · notes), Automating Monthly Invoices with Claude Cowork (Melvin Vivas on X · notes) and 3 more
• Claude Max plan · tool · claude.com · paid
  Anthropic's highest-tier paid Claude subscription, which gets the Cowork mobile/web beta first.
  Also in: Claude Code Billing Gotcha: 'HERMES.md' String in Git Commits (Melvin Vivas on X · notes)