Computer Use

Computer Use is Anthropic's "agent that controls a computer" capability. The model gets a screenshot, decides where to click / what to type / when to scroll, and the host application executes the actions. Beta surface — status as of May 2026. Treat the docs date and the model version as load-bearing details; what works today may not work next week. Use cases are narrow (form filling, repetitive UI work, accessibility), failure modes are obvious (the agent sees pixels, not semantics), and you need a sandboxed environment to run it safely.

• CU.1 Computer Use, plainly sourced

  Anthropic's beta capability where Claude takes screenshots, decides where to click / what to type / when to scroll, and an executor runs the actions. What works, what doesn't, where the limits bite, and the safety pattern you must use.

• CU.2 Getting started with Computer Use sourced

  Clone Anthropic's quickstart, run the demo Docker container, get Claude clicking through a sandboxed desktop in 15 minutes. Plus how to start adapting it for your own task — and the four checks before you let it run.