1Password's new Agentic Mode lets Claude log into your accounts without seeing your credentials

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ZDNET's key takeaways

  • Claude can use protected accounts without seeing credentials.
  • 1Password injects passwords and MFA codes outside the AI.
  • Agentic Mode launches first with Claude, with more agents ahead.

As I've been working with Claude Cowork and ChatGPT Work, I've found real, tangible time-saving opportunities that both tools offer. While it's not possible to delegate everything to these AI agents, some tedious tasks are perfect to assign to the digital members of my team.

But there's a gotcha. Most of what I do online, especially those activities that have some administrative component, is locked behind a login of some kind.

Also: I let ChatGPT Work and Claude Cowork loose on my files - only one made me nervous

Whether it's Stripe for managing payments, my web hosting provider, my other web hosting provider, my yet another web hosting...

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