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Claude Code's new Ultraplan feature moves task planning to the cloud

Claude Code ships Ultraplan: task planning moves to cloud, freeing up your terminal for actual work.

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Anthropic is shipping developer productivity features that distribute AI reasoning across cloud and local execution. This is a practical example of how AI agents are moving from hype to integrated workflows.

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  1. Feature: Ultraplan for Claude Code

  2. Capability: Cloud-based task planning while local terminal remains available

  3. Use case: Developer productivity/workflow optimization

  4. Company: Anthropic

  5. Anthropic launches Ultraplan feature for Claude Code

  6. Task planning moved to cloud/browser

  7. Terminal resources freed for other work

  8. Developer productivity feature

  9. Published April 11, 2026

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Publisher excerpt: Anthropic's new Ultraplan feature for Claude Code moves task planning to the cloud. Claude works out the plan in the browser while the terminal stays free for other work.
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