The record for this issue
Researched with the lid shut.
64 claims in the draft, each tested by a second agent against the page it cites. 61 held; 3 did not and were fixed or cut before this went out.
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titleconfirmed
Researched with the lid shut (cloud scheduled tasks run with laptop closed)
The page says “Work continues when your laptop is closed, and scheduled tasks run without a device online”
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dekconfirmed
Since Oct. 6, new Claude scheduled tasks on Pro and Max run in the cloud
The page says “Existing local scheduled tasks keep running locally. New scheduled tasks run in the cloud. (Oct. 6, 2026 changes, Pro and Max)”
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dekconfirmed
A weekly digest now arrives with your laptop closed
The page says “Tasks run remotely, so they run on schedule even when your computer is asleep or the desktop app is closed”
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summaryconfirmed
Claude scheduled task can search the web and write a digest (recurring research use)
The page says “Common uses include daily briefings, weekly reports, recurring research”
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summaryconfirmed
Pro is $20 a month
The page says “$20 per month if billed monthly”
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summaryconfirmed
New tasks run in the cloud
The page says “New Pro and Max sessions run in the cloud”
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art alt / art svg textconfirmed
Drawing: closed laptop under a cloud, dotted line to orange page, text LID SHUT
The page says “SVG contains laptop base paths, dashed and solid cloud paths, dotted connector, orange (#FFB547) page, and <text>LID SHUT</text>; alt matches”
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The storyunsupported
Keeping up takes an hour you rarely have on a Monday
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The storyconfirmed
A Claude scheduled task can run once a week, search the web, read and write a digest
The page says “Claude saves your prompt as the task's instructions and runs it at your chosen cadence. Frequency: hourly, daily, weekly”
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The storyconfirmed
Anthropic changed where these tasks run on Oct. 6
The page says “October 6, 2026 changes (Pro and Max): New tasks run in the cloud”
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The storyconfirmed
New ones on Pro and Max run in the cloud, so the run no longer needs your computer awake
The page says “scheduled tasks run without a device online ... New scheduled tasks run in the cloud”
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The storyconfirmed
Task searches past week, opens originals, writes dated linked lines, lists what it couldn't verify; seven-day window and Couldn't verify line come from step 1 prompt
The page says “Matches the prompt in blocks[1].items[0]: 'last seven days', 'Prefer the organization's own announcement', 'date ... and a link', 'Couldn't verify:'”
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The stepsconfirmed
Do this at claude.ai or in the desktop or mobile app
The page says “Open Claude on the web, in the desktop app, or in the mobile app”
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The stepsconfirmed
Scheduled tasks are on Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise (needs a paid plan)
The page says “Scheduled tasks are available on all paid plans (Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise)”
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The stepsconfirmed
The new Claude experience, which puts Cowork in any conversation, is still rolling out to Pro and Max
The page says “The new Claude experience, which combines chat and Cowork, is rolling out to Pro and Max”
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The stepsconfirmed
If you don't have it, use Scheduled in Cowork's sidebar
The page says “Click 'Scheduled' in the left sidebar, then 'New task'”
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The stepsconfirmed
Claude Pro or Max; on Team/Enterprise admins control Cowork with a toggle
The page says “On Team and Enterprise, admins control Cowork access with an admin toggle”
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The stepswrong
Needing no connectors and no folders is what lets it run in the cloud
The page says “Desktop, web, and mobile all support starting and steering tasks, connectors, skills and plugins ... scheduled tasks. Features that require the desktop app open: Local file access; Local connectors and plugins that…”
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The steps, item 1confirmed
Open a new conversation and paste the brief (task is started by describing it in a conversation)
The page says “In the message box ... every conversation can take a Cowork task. Describe the task, review Claude's approach, and let it run”
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The steps, item 2confirmed
Run it once and correct it in the same conversation
The page says “You can jump in mid-task to course-correct or add direction”
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The steps, item 3confirmed
Ask in the conversation to make it a scheduled task; Claude may ask questions, shows proposed name, schedule and instructions; select Schedule
The page says “In any conversation, describe the task and how often it should run. Answer Claude's questions, review the proposed name, schedule, and instructions, then click 'Schedule.'”
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The steps, item 3confirmed
In Cowork: Scheduled > New task > Create with Claude
The page says “Click 'Scheduled' in the left sidebar, then 'New task' and 'Create with Claude.'”
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The steps, item 4confirmed
Set up manually (Scheduled > New task > Set up manually) asks for an approval mode
The page says “Click 'Scheduled,' then 'New task' and 'Set up manually.' Enter: Task name, Prompt, Approval mode”
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The steps, item 4confirmed
Manual pauses for approval
The page says “Manual (formerly 'Ask before acting'): Claude asks for approval for actions, and you choose Allow or Deny”
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The steps, item 4confirmed
Auto keeps working while Claude checks each action for safety
The page says “Auto ...: Claude reviews each action for safety and blocks unsafe ones”
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The steps, item 4confirmed
Skip exists as a third mode (advice: never Skip)
The page says “Skip (formerly 'Act without asking'): Claude doesn't pause, and nothing checks its actions automatically ... use it only when you completely trust everything involved”
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The steps, item 5confirmed
A scheduled task that needs local files or apps runs only locally
The page says “If a task requires local files or apps, it runs only locally”
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The steps, item 5confirmed
A cloud session reaches your folders only while the desktop app is open
The page says “Claude can access only connected folders, through the desktop app, while the app is open”
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The steps, item 6confirmed
Run the task on demand from Scheduled
The page says “Run a task on demand”
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The steps, item 6confirmed
Each run is its own session; you review results when ready
The page says “Each scheduled task runs as its own Cowork session, and you review results when they're ready”
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The steps, item 6confirmed
See upcoming and past runs, edit instructions or cadence, pause
The page says “review upcoming and past runs. Edit a task's instructions or cadence. Pause, resume, or delete a task”
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The stepsconfirmed
$20 a month for Pro billed monthly
The page says “$20 per month if billed monthly”
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The stepsconfirmed
$17 a month on annual plan ($200 up front)
The page says “$17 per month with the annual subscription, billed as $200 up front”
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The stepsconfirmed
Scheduled tasks come with every paid plan
The page says “Scheduled tasks are available on all paid plans (Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise)”
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The stepsconfirmed
Multi-step tasks use more usage than a quick question
The page says “Multi-step tasks ... use more usage than quick questions, since each step consumes tokens”
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The stepsconfirmed
Anthropic says Cowork has unique risks because of its internet access
The page says “Cowork has unique risks because of its agentic nature and internet access. (paraphrase acceptable)”
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The stepsconfirmed
In Auto, Claude checks each action for problems such as prompt injection
The page says “Auto mode checks for issues such as data exfiltration and prompt injection before actions run”
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The stepsconfirmed
Without connectors/folders a bad page has nothing of yours to reach
The page says “Cowork runs in an isolated environment on Anthropic's servers and can only access folders you connect”
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The stepsconfirmed
Model may present old news as new or credit coverage as original (generic hallucination risk; mitigation is in the prompt)
The page says “Advisory; mitigation matches step 1 prompt. No vendor fact asserted”
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The stepsconfirmed
With a connector, switch to Manual and read what it asks
The page says “For high-stakes work (money, messages sent as you, important files) ... staying close and reviewing actions, or switching to Manual”
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The stepsconfirmed
Check Settings > Usage
The page says “check Settings > Usage”
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The stepsconfirmed
test by none; issue does not claim it was tested
The page says “test = {by: none}; no text says the agent or owner ran it”
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The stepsconfirmed
Three things that need a person (choose topics, open links, decide)
The page says “Advisory, no vendor fact asserted”
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The stepsconfirmed
Three approval modes: Manual stops for approval, Auto keeps going with safety check, Skip trusts everything
The page says “Manual ... asks for approval; Auto ... reviews each action for safety; Skip ... nothing checks its actions automatically”
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The stepsconfirmed
Dial with three positions, needle on middle (Auto), right crossed out, text NEVER SKIP
The page says “Ticks at left/top/right; needle 200,230 to 200,146 (top/middle); X near right tick; <text>NEVER SKIP</text>. Alt matches”
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The storyconfirmed
On Oct. 6, new Cowork tasks on Pro and Max moved to the cloud
The page says “October 6, 2026 changes (Pro and Max): New tasks run in the cloud”
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The storyconfirmed
Anthropic removed the Only on your computer option from Settings > General
The page says “The 'Only on your computer' option was removed from Settings > General”
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The storyconfirmed
Scheduled tasks that already ran on your computer keep running there; new ones run in the cloud
The page says “Existing local scheduled tasks keep running locally. New scheduled tasks run in the cloud”
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The storyconfirmed
For new work that must stay on your machine, Anthropic points to Claude Code in the desktop app
The page says “To run tasks only on your computer, use Claude Code in the desktop app”
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The storyconfirmed
Sept. 16 rollout of Cowork into every conversation
The page says “September 16, 2026: Claude Cowork comes to every conversation ... rollout is gradual, starting with Pro and Max”
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The storyconfirmed
Sonnet 5.5 released Sept. 28
The page says “September 28, 2026: Claude Sonnet 5.5 launch”
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The storyconfirmed
Sonnet 5.5 pitched at well-scoped everyday tasks
The page says “aimed at well-scoped everyday work such as bug fixes and polished documents, slides, and spreadsheets”
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The storyconfirmed
Haiku 5.5 released Oct. 7
The page says “October 7, 2026: Claude Haiku 5.5 launch”
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The storyconfirmed
Haiku 5.5 is its cheapest and fastest small model
The page says “the cheapest, fastest, and most capable small model we've released”
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The storyconfirmed
A task's model can be set when you create it
The page says “Model (optional) [field in Set up manually]”
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The storyconfirmed
Four dates for this setup, 2026, not to scale
The page says “Four steps, all 2026 dates confirmed below”
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The story, step 1confirmed
Sept. 16: Cowork starts rolling out to every conversation on Pro and Max
The page says “September 16, 2026 ... starting with Pro and Max plans on web, desktop, and mobile”
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The story, step 2confirmed
Sept. 28: Sonnet 5.5 released
The page says “September 28, 2026: Claude Sonnet 5.5 launch”
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The story, step 3confirmed
Oct. 6: new Pro and Max tasks, scheduled ones included, run in the cloud
The page says “New tasks run in the cloud ... New scheduled tasks run in the cloud”
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The story, step 4confirmed
Oct. 7: Haiku 5.5 released
The page says “October 7, 2026: Claude Haiku 5.5 launch”
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The checklist, item 1confirmed
Team/Enterprise admins decide whether Cowork is on
The page says “On Team and Enterprise, admins control Cowork access with an admin toggle”
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The checklist, item 2wrong
No folder, no connectors keeps it in the cloud
The page says “Desktop, web, and mobile all support ... connectors ... scheduled tasks. Features that require the desktop app open: Local file access; Local connectors and plugins that use local MCP servers”
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The checklist, item 3confirmed
Approval mode should read Auto or Manual
The page says “Manual ... Auto ... Skip (three modes listed)”
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The checklist, item 4confirmed
Read one run in full; open every link
The page says “Advisory”
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The checker's notes
- Window: all dated facts (Sept. 16, Sept. 28, Oct. 6, Oct. 7) fall within 30 days before D=2026-10-13 and on/before D. No ahead/watch section. Cited help pages show no publish/updated dates and archive.org is blocked from this environment, so I could not confirm the help-article wording (e.g. 'Manual/Auto/Skip' mode names, 'formerly Ask before acting') was live on Oct. 13 rather than revised later; the Oct. 6 change itself is dated before D.
- Release notes latest entry is Oct. 21 (Claude Duet); the issue does not use it. Sonnet 5.5 page says Haiku 5.5 joins 'in the coming weeks'; the issue sources Haiku's date to the release notes, correctly.
- No compliance terms (no prices of securities, valuations, earnings). Monthly API credits entry (Oct. 7) not used. No first-person statements; test is {by: none} and nothing implies a test was run.