🧭 Claude Apps — Anthropic Launches Interactive Mini-Applications Built and Run by Claude

Anthropic has launched Claude Apps, a new feature that enables Claude to build and run shareable interactive mini-applications directly within the Claude.ai interface. Rather than simply generating code that a user must then deploy, Claude Apps produces fully functional, interactive outputs — charts, forms, calculators, data visualisations, and workflow tools — that can be run in-browser, shared via link, and embedded in other services. TechCrunch reports the launch as a significant step toward Claude becoming a tool for creating and distributing functional software rather than just generating text about it.

Workplace integrations at launch

Claude Apps launches with integrations for five major workplace platforms, accessible through a new app directory at claude.ai/directory:

• Slack — Claude-built apps can post messages, read channel history, and trigger workflows in connected Slack workspaces; Claude can build a custom Slack bot to spec and deploy it in minutes
• Figma — Claude can read Figma files to extract design tokens, component specs, and layout data, and generate code or documentation derived directly from the design
• Canva — Claude Apps can populate Canva templates with generated content, enabling rapid creation of branded marketing materials from text prompts
• Asana — Claude can read and write Asana projects, creating tasks, updating statuses, and generating project summaries from live project data
• Box — integration with Box enables Claude to read, summarise, and generate documents stored in Box, with write-back capability for approved document types

How Claude Apps work

• Build on demand — users describe the app they need in plain language; Claude writes, runs, and hosts the app within the claude.ai environment
• Shareable links — completed apps can be shared via a link; recipients can interact with the app without a Claude subscription, within usage limits set by the creator
• Pro and Max tiers — Claude Apps is available to Pro ($20/month) and Max ($100+/month) subscribers; free plan users can interact with shared apps but cannot create new ones

🧭 Claude App Directory — Building a Developer Ecosystem Around Claude Apps

Alongside the Claude Apps launch, Anthropic has opened claude.ai/directory, a public catalogue of Claude Apps built by Anthropic and third-party developers. The directory at launch contains more than 50 apps across categories including productivity, data analysis, content creation, and developer tools. Anthropic is positioning the directory as the foundation of a developer ecosystem — similar to how app stores created markets around mobile platforms — where developers can publish Claude Apps they have built and users can discover and use them without building from scratch.

Developer publishing model

• Submission process — developers with a Pro or Max subscription can submit apps to the directory through a review process; Anthropic reviews for safety, functionality, and terms of service compliance before listing
• Revenue sharing (announced, not yet live) — Anthropic has announced a revenue-sharing model for paid apps in the directory, scheduled to launch in a subsequent update; the split announced today is 70% to the developer, 30% to Anthropic
• API-connected apps — developers can build apps that connect to external APIs, enabling Claude Apps to serve as lightweight integrations across any service with a public API