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Anthropic has launched a new feature allowing users of its Claude AI to directly interact with various productivity tools within the chatbot interface, eliminating the need to switch between applications. The update, rolled out on Wednesday, enables real-time collaboration by embedding tool functionalities into conversations, such as managing project timelines in Asana, drafting Slack messages, and creating diagrams in Figma.
Previously, Claude could connect to external tools and perform actions on users’ behalf, but the tools now appear inline during chats, providing visibility and immediate feedback. This enhancement aims to streamline workflows for professionals handling tasks across multiple platforms.
Among the supported integrations are Amplitude for constructing and tweaking analytics charts to reveal data trends; Asana for converting discussion points into actionable projects, tasks and timelines visible to teams; and Box for searching files, viewing documents and querying content for insights. Other tools include Canva for developing and branding presentation decks; Clay for company research, contact sourcing and personalized email drafting; Figma for generating visual aids like flowcharts from text prompts in FigJam; Hex for querying datasets and receiving responses with interactive visuals; monday.com for overseeing projects, updating boards and assigning work; and Slack, now under Salesforce, for pulling conversation history, composing formatted messages and previewing them before sending.
Salesforce integration is slated for release soon, incorporating Agentforce 360 to infuse enterprise data into Claude, fostering team reasoning and actions within a unified environment.
The system relies on the Model Context Protocol, or MCP, an open standard designed to link tools with AI applications. A fresh extension called MCP Apps allows MCP servers to provide interactive elements across compatible AI platforms beyond just Claude. Anthropic open-sourced MCP to promote widespread tool-AI connectivity and is now advancing it to support developer-built user interfaces.
For more details on MCP Apps, see the official announcement on the Model Context Protocol blog. To begin using these features, users can visit Claude’s directory and link to apps labeled as interactive. The capability is accessible on web and desktop versions for Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise subscribers, with mobile support through Claude Cowork forthcoming.
