Anthropic, the company behind the Claude assistant, unveiled a new tool on June 23, 2026, that slightly changes the way we view AI at work. It's called Claude Tag, and the idea can be summed up in one sentence: instead of chatting with a bot in a separate window, you speak to it directly in Slack, just like you would to a colleague.

The difference may seem minor, but it's not. Until now, AI of this kind has mostly operated in one-on-one mode: you ask a question, you receive an answer, and no one else sees the conversation. Claude Tag takes the opposite approach. It lives within your team channels, follows the thread of discussions, and can take over a task from start to finish while you move on to something else.

1. What exactly is Claude Tag?

Claude Tag is what Anthropic describes as a virtual employee working in Slack. Specifically, a team member asks him to do something, and the bot breaks down the request into several steps that it executes autonomously. When finished, it posts the result directly to the channel, where everyone can see it.

Cat Wu, product manager for Claude Code and Cowork at Anthropic, sums up the difference well: "Claude Code, Cowork, and the chat are very much solo-oriented, whereas Claude Tag is designed to be interactive and multiplayer." In other words, it's no longer a private conversation between you and an AI. It's a tool that integrates into collaborative work.

There's also a behavior the company calls "ambient": Claude Tag might proactively follow up, provide updates, and remind someone of a forgotten task without being asked again. For a team juggling countless small tasks, this kind of discreet reminder can make a real difference.

2. A "multiplayer" AI that learns your business

The most interesting part is the shared identity. The entire company uses the same instance of Claude. This means that an employee can start a request, and a colleague can pick up the work where they left off, without having to explain everything again. The bot, meanwhile, keeps track of everything.

Claude Tag also learns information specific to your organization over time, from one channel to another. You don't have to repeat the context with every request: who does what, how you name your projects, what your practices are. The more you use it, the better it knows the organization.

To give an idea of ​​what this looks like in practice, Anthropic mentions that within his own product team, Claude Tag sees 65% of his code changes approved and integrated. This is an internal figure, to be taken with the usual caution, but it shows that the tool is not just a demo: it does real work that makes it all the way to delivery.

• He is given a task in Slack, in normal language.
• He breaks it down into steps and executes them one by one.
• It delivers the result to the channel and can restart if something is lagging.
• The entire team shares the same AI and the same history.

2. What this changes in concrete terms for an SME

For a small or medium-sized business, the appeal is easy to understand. Many time-consuming tasks aren't complicated, just repetitive: preparing a meeting summary, gathering information scattered across multiple channels, writing a first draft, following up with an internal client. These are exactly the kinds of things a teammate integrated into your messaging system can handle.

The other advantage is that it stays within your existing work environment. If your team lives and breathes Slack all day, you're not adding yet another tool to learn. You can talk to Claude just like you would to a colleague. For an SME without a full IT department, this simplicity is just as important as power.

That said, integrating AI into your internal communications is not a trivial matter. You need to decide which channels it can see, what data it can access, and who has the authority to delegate sensitive tasks to it. This is precisely the kind of framework an IT partner can help you implement. At OKTO Solutions, this is part of our managed IT services, and we can discuss it at your convenience if you contact us through our contact.

4. Security and control: what Anthropic is putting in place

Anthropic has clearly considered the issue of data, because an AI roaming your enterprise channels raises legitimate concerns. Access to sensitive information and tools can be very precisely restricted. Administrators choose, channel by channel, which tools, information, and memory Claude can use.

There are also spending limits, applied both at the individual and organizational level. This prevents unpleasant surprises and keeps costs under control, a reassuring point when dealing with a tool that works in the background.

For a company, the best approach remains the same as with any new technology: start small, on one or two channels, with clear access rules, then expand once the team is comfortable. A gradual and well-managed adoption is better than a broad and unclear deployment.

5. A trial version, not yet the final product

Important to keep in mind: Claude Tag is initially released as a trial version, which Anthropic calls a search preview. Currently, it's available in Slack to customers on the Claude Enterprise and Claude Team plans, with further expansion planned for later. If you're not on one of these plans, you won't be able to use it yet.

This also means the tool will evolve. Functions will change, some will be added, others will disappear. This is normal for a product at this stage. If the idea of ​​an AI teammate interests you for your business, now is a good time to observe how it develops before integrating it into your daily processes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Claude Tag of Anthropic?

It's a tool launched on June 23, 2026 that integrates the AI ​​Claude directly into Slack. You give it a task, it breaks it down into steps, executes it on its own and delivers the result in the conversation, a bit like a virtual employee shared by the whole team.

Who can use Claude Tag at the moment?

At launch, Claude Tag is offered as a trial version (search preview) within Slack, exclusively for customers on the Claude Enterprise and Claude Team plans. Anthropic plans to expand access later.

Is Claude Tag safe for company data?

Anthropic allows administrators to restrict, channel by channel, the tools, information, and memory that Claude can use, with spending limits per person and for the entire organization. As with any tool connected to your data, clear guidelines from the outset remain essential.

Want to integrate AI without losing control of your data?

Tools like Claude Tag demonstrate how quickly AI is being integrated into the tools your employees already use. To leverage this without exposing your information, a clear plan is essential. Explore our IT services for SMEs or contact us through the contact to speak with our team in Trois-Rivières.