Anthropic Expands Claude's Enterprise Capabilities With New Plugins, Connectors, and Cross-App AI Orchestration
Summary
Anthropic expands Claude's enterprise power with new plugins, connectors from Google Workspace, Docusign, and more, plus a groundbreaking ability to orchestrate multi-step tasks across Excel and PowerPoint in a seamless, end-to-end workflow.
Key Points
- Anthropic is rolling out major updates to Cowork and plugins, enabling enterprise admins to build private plugin marketplaces, manage connectors and skills from a unified 'Customize' menu, and control per-user provisioning and auto-install settings.
- New connectors are now available from providers including Google Workspace, Docusign, Apollo, FactSet, and Harvey, while new pre-built plugin templates are launching across HR, engineering, design, operations, finance, investment banking, private equity, and wealth management.
- Claude can now orchestrate multi-step tasks across both Excel and PowerPoint in an early research preview, passing context between the two apps to handle end-to-end projects like running an analysis and converting it into a presentation.