Anthropic Launches Message Threads Beta for Long-Running Agents
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Anthropic introduced message threads in public beta on November 2, 2026, allowing Messages API applications on the Claude Platform to send only new messages after an initial full-conversation request. The feature is intended for active sessions where latency matters, including long-running coding agents, computer-use agents whose screenshots remain with the thread, and document- and image-heavy workflows. Anthropic reports that, with message threads on by default for most Claude Code users…
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