Claude can now read your Gmail and Docs
Google Workspace users can now link their accounts to an AI chatbot for more personalised assistance.
Anthropic has introduced a new integration that allows its AI chatbot, Claude, to connect directly with Google Workspace.
The feature, now in beta for premium subscribers, enables Claude to reference content from Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs to deliver more personalised and context-aware responses.
Users can expect in-line citations showing where specific information originated from within their Google account.
This integration is available for subscribers on the Max, Team, Enterprise, and Pro plans, though multi-user accounts require administrator approval.
While Claude can read emails and review documents, it cannot send emails or schedule events. Anthropic insists the system uses strict access controls and does not train its models on user data by default.
The update arrives as part of Anthropic’s broader efforts to enhance Claude’s appeal in a competitive AI landscape.
Alongside the Workspace integration, the company launched Claude Research, a tool that performs real-time web searches to provide fast, in-depth answers.
Although still smaller than ChatGPT’s user base, Claude is steadily growing, reaching 3.3 million web users in March 2025.
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