On Tuesday, Anthropic introduced its new enterprise agents program, marking a significant step towards integrating agentic AI into workplaces.
During a briefing, Anthropic’s head of Americas, Kate Jensen, noted that the system fulfills the long-awaited promise of agentic AI. Jensen remarked that while 2025 was anticipated to be transformative for enterprise agents, the expectations were unmet due to approach issues, not lack of effort.
The program provides companies with a plug-in system to deploy pre-built agents for tasks like financial research and engineering specifications, presenting a growth opportunity for Anthropic’s client base and posing a challenge to current SaaS products.
Anthropic product officer Matt Piccolella shared with TechCrunch that the future of work involves everyone having a custom agent.
Much of the program uses existing technology, particularly Claude Cowork and plugins announced in a research preview on January 30th. Today’s launch focuses on simplifying these tools for company deployment, featuring private marketplaces, controlled data flows, and custom plugins, enabling Claude-powered agents to be deployed with standard corporate IT controls.
Piccolella emphasized the need for customized workflows and skills, noting that admins can achieve this centrally within a Claude Cowork organization.
Initial stock plugins target common company departments, such as finance, legal, and HR. Each plugin offers general skills but is designed for customization per company needs.
For finance, the plugin equips Claude with necessary data flows for tasks like market research and financial modeling. The HR plugin supports generating job descriptions, onboarding materials, and offer letters.
The launch also includes new enterprise connectors, integrating systems like Gmail, DocuSign, and Clay, letting agents access data and context from these linked systems.