Claude Duet early impressions: proactive setup and Channels
A user's early hands-on with Duet: it proactively scans connected accounts for tasks, Channels work like goal-scoped Projects, and the standalone app beats digging Dots out of ChatGPT.
Early impressions of Claude Duet Connected my accounts and it immediately started reviewing my context and finding things it could take off my plate. really liked how proactive it was out of the gate Channels are probably my favorite feature so far, its similar to Claude Projects: give one a name, a goal and a description, then keep working in that context There's a clear view of what it's working on, and a separate Make section for docs, dashboards, websites etc. Having all of that organized on my phone is really nice Also glad they made it its own app. With Dots i'm opening ChatGPT, going through the menu, then open Dots and waiting for it to load. I just want to open my assistant The little animations and transitions feel almost Apple-like, but more playful, it makes the app feel alive and really pleasant to use Anthropic has been nailing this across their brand. From the colors, subtle website animations, articles, even the Claude music stream on YouTube. i love the whole aesthetic Opus/Fable are still my favorites models for building good-looking apps and websites and instilling taste. Duet feels right at home with all of that Early impressions, but really liking this so far