# Claude updates

Every Claude update in one feed — release notes, features and changes, straight from the source.

90 updates

- ## [Claude renames Max 5x to Max and Max 20x to Ultra](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-max-ultra-plan-rename>)

Max stays $100 a month and Ultra stays $200, while newer Ultra accounts keep a temporary 5-hour limit until they are verified.

2026-10-30

- ## [Claude voice mode now works with Apple CarPlay](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-mobile-carplay-voice-mode>)

Ask from the iPhone while driving, though the posts list no plan and the release notes skip this update.

2026-10-29

- ## [Claude for Nonprofits adds a plugin built with nonprofits](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-for-nonprofits-plugin>)

Anthropic expanded Claude for Nonprofits with a plugin built with about 30 nonprofits, adding skills for fundraising, marketing and hiring.

2026-10-26

- ## [Claude adds support for MCP Tasks and Elicitations](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-mcp-tasks-elicitations>)

Claude can now hand plugins long-running jobs such as deep research through MCP Tasks, and report back when they finish, plus support Elicitations.

2026-10-23

- ## [Claude apps will run sessions in auto mode by default next week](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-auto-mode-default-apps>)

Starting next week, Claude on web, desktop and mobile skips step-by-step approvals on Pro, Max and Team plans, with an automated check blocking risky actions.

2026-10-22

- ## [Claude Security now re-scans your repos as code changes](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-security-continuous-scanning>)

Connect repositories once and Claude Security runs a deep first scan, then re-scans as changes land. It’s in public beta on Claude Enterprise.

2026-10-21

- ## [Claude Duet research preview for Pro and Max plans](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-duet-research-preview-for-pro-and-max-plans>)

Anthropic's proactive agent app is on a waitlist for US Pro and Max subscribers, on iOS, Android and claude.ai, sharing the usage limits of the rest of Claude.

2026-10-21

- ## [Claude Dashboards and Claude Motion arrive in beta](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-dashboards-and-claude-motion-arrive-in-beta>)

Dashboards are in beta on paid plans and Motion on Team and Enterprise, while the standalone Claude Design site closes on December 14.

2026-10-08

- ## [Claude Haiku 5.5 launch](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-haiku-5-5-launch>)

The model adds adjustable effort and costs $0.10 per million input tokens for prompts up to 100,000 tokens.

2026-10-07

- ## [Monthly API credits for Max and Team plans](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-monthly-api-credits-for-max-and-team-plans>)

Max subscribers receive $100 or $200 a month, while Team credits are pooled up to $500 per month.

2026-10-07

- ## [Claude expands startup benefits with partner offers](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-startups-expands-with-a-startup-stack>)

Approved startups can claim a year of Team, API credits and partner offers, with eligibility and redemption conditions.

2026-10-06

- ## [Claude brings editing to Google Docs, Sheets and Slides](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-works-in-google-docs-sheets-and-slides>)

The public beta adds an in-file sidebar and connectors for creating and editing Google files on paid Claude plans.

2026-10-06

- ## [Claude Sonnet 5.5 launch](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-sonnet-5-5-launch>)

Sonnet 5.5 keeps Sonnet 5's per-token prices, scores 70.6% on Terminal-Bench 4.0, and Haiku 5.5 is due in the coming weeks.

2026-09-28

- ## [Build plugins for Claude](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-build-plugins-for-claude>)

A new developer portal lets paid Claude plans submit MCP connectors and Agent Skills as plugins, with review tracking and usage analytics.

2026-09-25

- ## [Claude Marketplace Launches](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-marketplace-launches>)

The new hub bundles connectors and plugins, paid partner products, and implementation services, and builders can apply to list their own.

2026-09-23

- ## [Claude Opus 5.5 launch](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-opus-5-5-launch>)

Opus 5.5 matches Claude Fable 5.1 on most tasks, cuts Opus 5's cost by 40%, and adds a saveable rate limit reset for subscribers.

2026-09-22

- ## [Claude Cowork and Chat Merge Into One Claude](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-cowork-and-chat-merge-into-one-claude>)

Anthropic is folding Claude Cowork into the main Claude app, adding decks, docs, and designs you can build and edit inside a conversation.

2026-09-16

- ## [Claude Cowork comes to every conversation](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-cowork-comes-to-every-conversation>)

The Cowork and chat modes are merging, with the change rolling out gradually to Pro and Max plans on web, desktop, and mobile.

2026-09-16

- ## [Create designs, decks, and docs in any conversation](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-create-designs-decks-and-docs-in-any-conversation>)

Claude Design, Slides, and Docs now work inside any chat, on every plan including Free, with beta access on Enterprise.

2026-09-16

- ## [Launching Salesforce in Claude (beta)](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-launching-salesforce-in-claude-beta>)

A beta plugin brings Salesforce accounts, pipeline, and 37 sales skills into Claude for call prep and CRM updates.

2026-09-15

- ## [Smart reports (beta)](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-smart-reports-beta>)

The beta feature reports on team usage, cost, friction points, and repeated tasks worth turning into shared skills, on Enterprise plans.

2026-09-10

- ## [Claude Marketplace Adds Enterprise Listings](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-marketplace-adds-enterprise-listings>)

Enterprises can now put existing Anthropic spend toward CrowdStrike, Cursor, Factory, Gamma, and Vercel through the Claude Marketplace.

2026-09-09

- ## [Claude Commerce Agents Go Open Source](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-commerce-agents-go-open-source>)

Anthropic is open-sourcing Claude Commerce Agents: a blueprint for building shopping and merchant agents, with reference implementations across retail…

2026-09-02

- ## [Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Mythos 5.1 launch](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-fable-5-1-and-claude-mythos-5-1-launch>)

Fable 5.1 is generally available and up to 45% cheaper for agentic work; Mythos 5.1 stays limited to trusted cybersecurity and biology programs.

2026-09-01

- ## [Claude Code's weekly usage limits rise 25% permanently](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-weekly-limits-in-claude-code-rise-25>)

The change lands 14 September as a temporary 50% boost expires, a net 17% cut from today's usage for Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans.

2026-08-29

- ## [Claude Code terminal sessions now resume in the desktop app](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-resume-terminal-sessions-in-the-desktop-app>)

Typing /resume in Claude's desktop app pulls in the full conversation and context from a session started in the CLI.

2026-08-28

- ## [Anthropic publishes a cookbook for Managed Agents with Vercel's Chat SDK](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-managed-agents-cookbook-for-the-vercel-chat-sdk>)

The example lives in anthropics/claude-quickstarts under managed-agents/chat-sdk and wires a Managed Agent into a ready-made chat UI.

2026-08-27

- ## [Anthropic opens a discounted Claude Team plan for scientists](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-team-plan-for-scientists>)

10,000 researcher seats are free at standard tier, with premium seats at $15/month for a year, an 80% discount.

2026-08-27

- ## [Claude in Chrome exits preview, acts on pages without asking each time](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-claude-in-chrome-generally-available>)

General availability brings autonomous browser actions to all paid plans, gated by a safety classifier and stronger prompt-injection defenses.

2026-08-26

- ## [Memory in Claude Cowork, editable topics, and a sensitive topics setting](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/claude-memory-in-claude-cowork-editable-topics-and-a-sensitive-topics-setting>)

Memory now works across chat and Cowork in the cloud.

2026-08-25

[Open Claude updates on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/updates/claude>)

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