Conway represents Anthropic's next step beyond synchronous Computer Use. Where Computer Use requires the user to initiate and watch, Conway is designed to run in the background on persistent goals - monitor prices, aggregate research, execute scheduled workflows - without continuous human prompting.
Early details suggest Conway will integrate with Claude Projects for context, use Managed Agents infrastructure for sandboxing, and surface results via push notifications or the Claude desktop app. Pricing and availability are not yet confirmed, but the positioning puts it in direct competition with OpenAI's recent Codex desktop update.
Background AI agents are the next differentiation battleground. If Conway ships as described, founders should plan for always-on AI workflows - daily research briefs, scheduled audits, passive monitoring - to become standard by Q3 2026.
