Anthropic Adds Computer Use to Claude Code - Your AI Agent Can Now Control Your Desktop

Anthropic just added computer use to Claude Code. From the command line, Claude can now open your apps, click through your UI, and visually test what it just built - no extra setup required. The feature works by taking screenshots of your screen and controlling your mouse, keyboard, and applications directly. When Claude Code needs to interact with something it doesn't have a connector for, it falls back to actually operating your desktop the way a human would - scrolling, pointing, clicking. It's available now as a research preview on Pro and Max plans. Anthropic says Claude will always try the most efficient route first, using existing integrations for tools like Slack or Gmail. Computer use only kicks in when there's no better option. The obvious application is testing. Tell Claude to run through a checkout flow, fill forms, apply discount codes, and screenshot each step. It does it by literally using the interface like a QA tester would. A coding agent that writes the feature, opens the app, and tests it visually - all from the terminal. That closes a loop most developer tools haven't even tried to close.