Anthropic appears to be lining up a new proactive assistant called Orbit, with evidence pointing to an upcoming release. Across recent web and mobile builds, more references and supporting scaffolding have surfaced, though for now the tool only manifests as a toggle in the settings panel, a typical pattern for a feature being staged before a broader rollout.
Based on the descriptions found in code, Orbit is positioned as a proactive briefing and insights system spanning both Claude and Claude Code. The setup would be opt-in and time zone-aware, producing personalized briefings with actionable insights drawn from connected work tools. The initial connector list reads like a knowledge worker’s daily stack: Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Calendar, Drive, and Figma.
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Anthropic’s Code with Claude developer conference kicks off in San Francisco on May 6, with London and Tokyo dates following on May 19 and June 10. Whether Orbit lands as a quiet rollout or gets formally unveiled on stage remains uncertain, but the build activity is consistent with a feature in late preparation rather than early experimentation.
ANTHROPIC 🚨: Claude Cowork will get its own proactive assistant called "Orbit".
— TestingCatalog News 🗞 (@testingcatalog) May 4, 2026
> Users will get personalized insights from Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Calendar, Drive, Figma, and other apps, which Claude will generate proactively.
> There are also mentions of "Orbit" apps, which… pic.twitter.com/uWYhSFaHeN
The broader context matters too. OpenAI shipped ChatGPT Pulse last September as its first proactive, asynchronous assistant, generating overnight briefings stitched from chats, memory, and Gmail and Calendar connectors. Similar groundwork has been spotted inside Google’s Gemini and Perplexity, suggesting proactive briefing layers are becoming table stakes across major AI assistants.
Anthropic’s twist seems to be the explicit inclusion of GitHub and Figma alongside the standard productivity suite, fitting its growing positioning around developer and creative workflows. Paired with the Claude Code integration, Orbit looks less like a Pulse clone and more like a workflow-aware briefing surface aimed at people who ship things, not just read email.
