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The joint plugin gives salespeople 37 prebuilt skills to query live CRM data and automate tasks directly inside Claude

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Salesforce $CRM and Anthropic announced Claudeforce on Wednesday, an expanded strategic partnership that embeds Salesforce's customer data, workflows, and business logic into Anthropic's Claude chatbot through a new plugin aimed at sales teams.

The plugin launches with 37 prebuilt sales skills — built jointly by the two companies — covering tasks such as meeting preparation, deal health review, and pipeline management, the companies said. Sellers can automate pipeline updates and take governed actions without leaving Claude. Salesforce in Claude is currently available to a select group of pilot customers, with an open beta expected in September 2026. Additional prebuilt skills are planned for later this year.