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Claude Computer Use
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- Accuracy limits
- Anthropic advises against using computer use for tasks requiring perfect precision or sensitive user information without human oversight.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Actions
- The tool can request actions including screenshots, clicks, and typing, and can return short sequences of actions together.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The current computer toolset is available on the Claude API and Google Cloud; the page says it is not currently available in Claude Managed Agents.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Capabilities
- The current computer toolset has 17 member tools, including screenshot, left_click, type, and zoom.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Company
- Anthropic describes itself as an AI safety and research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.anthropic.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- Screenshots, mouse actions, keyboard inputs, and session files are stored in the developer's environment; Anthropic processes screenshots and action requests in real time as part of API calls.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Data retention
- Anthropic says the client-side computer use tool is eligible for zero data retention, with API request retention governed by its API data retention terms.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Developer implementation
- Developers add the computer use toolset to a Messages API request and run Claude’s requested actions in their own environment.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Environment
- Anthropic’s reference environment uses a Linux desktop with a virtual X11 display and applications including Firefox and LibreOffice.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- How it runs
- Your application runs each computer action in an environment you control, returns the result to Claude, and repeats the process until the task is complete.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- At launch, Anthropic said computer use was available through its API, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud Vertex AI.anthropic.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Isolation
- The reference implementation runs the computer-use environment inside a Docker container for security and isolation.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Limitations
- Anthropic describes computer use as imperfect and says scrolling, dragging, and zooming can be challenging.anthropic.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Maker identity
- Anthropic describes itself as an AI safety and research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.anthropic.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Maker security certifications
- Anthropic's Trust Center lists SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 42001:2023, and HIPAA among its compliance resources.trust.anthropic.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Performance limits
- Anthropic cautions that computer use can be slow, coordinate selection and tool choice can be unreliable, and performance may be lower in niche or multi-application workflows.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- Computer use follows standard tool-use pricing; requests incur model token costs, and screenshots are billed as image input.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Prompt injection protection
- Classifiers scan tool results such as screenshots for potential prompt injections and can steer Claude to verify whether an instruction came from the user.platform.claude.com · read 4 Oct 2026
