assistant · Anthropic
Claude
Anthropic’s general-purpose assistant for analysis, research, document creation, connected work, and long-running project context.
Research state10
classified capabilities
Capability ledger
What the evidence supports.
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| Capability | State | Scope | Evidence | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCP client | Supported | Product-wide | 1 primary | |
| Live web search | Selected plans | Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise | 1 primary | |
| Code execution | Supported | Product-wide | 1 primary | |
| File upload | Supported | Product-wide | 1 primary | |
| PDF analysis | Supported | Product-wide | 1 primary | |
| Spreadsheet analysis | Supported with conditions | XLSX upload requires code execution and file creation to be enabled. | 2 primary | |
| Image input | Supported | Product-wide | 1 primary | |
| Persistent memory | Selected plans | Pro, Max, Team, Enterprise | 1 primary | |
| Third-party connectors | Supported | Product-wide | 1 primary | |
| Desktop application | Supported | macOS, Windows, Linux | 1 primary | |
| Browser control | Unknown or unverified | Product-wide | Not verified | |
| Terminal access | Unknown or unverified | Product-wide | Not verified | |
| Image generation | Unknown or unverified | Product-wide | Not verified | |
| Background agents | Unknown or unverified | Product-wide | Not verified | |
| IDE integration | Unknown or unverified | Product-wide | Not verified |
Evidence inventory
Primary sources used.
01Model Context Protocol in Anthropic productsAnthropic · accessed 2026-07-2702Use research on ClaudeAnthropic · accessed 2026-07-2703Create and edit files with ClaudeAnthropic · accessed 2026-07-2704Upload files to ClaudeAnthropic · accessed 2026-07-2705Use Claude’s chat search and memoryAnthropic · accessed 2026-07-2706When to use desktop and web connectorsAnthropic · accessed 2026-07-2707Open Claude Desktop with a linkAnthropic · accessed 2026-07-27