Claude adds interactive MCP Apps to connected tools

Anthropic announced interactive connectors built on MCP Apps on November 10, 2026. Supported partner apps can open beside a Claude conversation or full-screen, allowing users to work in the app while Claude works alongside them. Users can ask Claude to update an open page, row, or file, and approve those actions as they do other connector actions. (https://claude.com/resources/articles/interactive-connectors-full-tool)

What changes for users

Users can open a connected tool without first writing a prompt, ask Claude for help from that screen, and pin frequently used tools to the sidebar. Anthropic says some integrations, including Confluence and Notion, provide the full editor signed in to the user’s account rather than a limited preview. The details and actions available depend on the connector. (https://claude.com/resources/articles/interactive-connectors-full-tool)

The announcement describes a rollout on the web and in the Claude desktop app, across plans, as accounts receive the new Claude experience or an organization enables it. The new experience brings chat and Cowork together, so availability may vary during rollout. (https://claude.com/resources/articles/interactive-connectors-full-tool)

What MCP Apps means for developers

MCP Apps is an open extension to the Model Context Protocol that lets an MCP server provide an interface inside a compatible AI application. Anthropic says its public-preview support includes app tools and embedded sites, allowing a developer’s full app to run inside Claude. MCP Apps are not specific to Claude; other AI applications can support the extension as well. (https://claude.com/resources/articles/interactive-connectors-full-tool)

Source

• Anthropic — “Open your apps in Claude and work in them together” (November 10, 2026): https://claude.com/resources/articles/interactive-connectors-full-tool