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Anthropic · Agent Capability
Can it actually do work? · updated 2026-06-01
Claude Code and computer use are the most credible shipped agentic systems today.
Can the system take a goal and complete multi-step work autonomously (browse, write code, operate tools, recover from errors), not just answer questions? Measures shipped agentic behavior, not demos.
- NewsAnthropic says Claude can now use your computer to finish tasks for youCNBC · 2026-03-24
Anthropic expands Claude's computer-use as part of a push toward agents that operate screens and apps for you.
- AnalysisAgents Over BubblesStratechery · 2026-03-16
The AI value chain shifts to integrated model-plus-harness systems whose orchestration creates defensible moats.
- AnalysisA Guide to Which AI to Use in the Agentic EraOne Useful Thing (Ethan Mollick) · 2026-02-18
A models/apps/harnesses framework: the harness that lets a model take real actions now matters as much as IQ.
- AnalysisAnthropic's Claude Code is having its 'ChatGPT' momentUncoverAlpha · 2026-01-26
Claude Code's terminal-native agent design drove rapid enterprise adoption and measurable productivity gains.
- PrimaryCode execution with MCP: Building more efficient agentsAnthropic Engineering · 2025-11-04
Presenting MCP servers as code APIs cuts agent token usage by up to 98.7% by loading only needed tools.
- AnalysisAI Engineering Goes MainstreamLatent Space · 2025-06-13
AI engineering matures into a vertical; agents, reasoning, and orchestration tooling are the practical frontier.
- AnalysisClaude 4, Anthropic Agents, Human-AI AgentsStratechery · 2025-05-27
Reads Claude 4 as evidence Anthropic is betting on scaffolded agents while leaving the consumer chatbot opportunity open.
- AnalysisAgents are models using tools in a loopSimon Willison · 2025-05-22
A crisp working definition of an agent that clarifies the core mechanism behind the agentic-platform shift.
- PrimaryIntroducing computer use, a new Claude 3.5 Sonnet, and Claude 3.5 HaikuAnthropic · 2024-10-22
The first frontier model to navigate a screen by moving a cursor, clicking, and typing.
- NewsAnthropic says 80% of its new production code is now authored by ClaudeVentureBeat
Anthropic claims Claude now authors most of its own production code, and what agentic coding means for enterprises.