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title: "Claude Cowork now runs in Anthropic's Chrome extension sidebar"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/claude-cowork-now-runs-in-anthropic-s-chrome-extension-sidebar-aa2273
source_name: "The Decoder"
source_url: https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-brings-claude-cowork-to-its-chrome-extension-adding-skills-and-plugins-to-the-browser/
published: 2026-08-13T10:15:29.000Z
topics: ["products", "llms"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
---

# Claude Cowork now runs in Anthropic's Chrome extension sidebar

*2026-08-13 · Source: [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-brings-claude-cowork-to-its-chrome-extension-adding-skills-and-plugins-to-the-browser/)*

Anthropic has integrated Claude Cowork directly into the side panel of its Chrome extension, bringing skills and plugin support into the browser itself.

**Why it matters:** This extends Claude's agentic tooling beyond the desktop app and API into everyday browser use, putting it in more direct competition with browser-native AI assistants from Google and OpenAI. It fits Anthropic's broader push to meet users where they already work rather than requiring a separate app.

**Topics:** products, llms

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