Anthropic adds a usage reflection dashboard to Claude
Claude’s new Reflect feature shows users what they ask the chatbot to do and lets them set breaks or quiet hours.
By James Whitfield · Staff Writer
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Anthropic announced a new Claude feature Thursday that gives users a look back at how they have used the chatbot over time. The tool, called Reflect, brings the year-in-review format common in consumer apps into AI use, with summaries meant to show what people are asking Claude to do.
Anthropic described Reflect in a blog post as a “reflection dashboard” for tracking patterns and deciding whether time spent with Claude fits a user’s goals. The company said users can view an analysis of their Claude activity across four time windows: the past month, three months, six months or year.
The dashboard starts with a summary of the main subjects a person has discussed with Claude, according to Anthropic. It also groups the kinds of tasks the user has handed to the chatbot and shows usage patterns, including the times of day when activity tends to peak.
Break tools and prompts for self-review
Anthropic said Reflect will also let users set “quiet hours” or choose reminders to take breaks after specific periods of use. The company said a measure of total time spent using Claude is planned for a future update.
In its blog post, Anthropic said the dashboard is meant to help users “track and visualize” how they use Claude and consider the role the chatbot plays in their daily routines. The company said Reflect will occasionally show users questions such as, “What’s one thing you want to keep doing yourself, even if Claude could do it faster?”
If a user responds to one of those prompts, Anthropic said the dashboard can offer a way to continue the discussion with Claude. That makes the feature both a usage report and another entry point for interacting with the chatbot.
A year-in-review format comes to AI
The launch follows the spread of recap-style features popularized by Spotify Wrapped and adopted by other apps, including YouTube and Uber, according to The Verge. Anthropic’s version applies that approach to conversations and work handled through an AI assistant rather than music, videos or rides.
Anthropic has promoted Claude as an “AI collaborator,” according to The Verge. Reflect fits that positioning by giving users more information about what they rely on Claude for and when they use it, while adding controls intended to shape future use.
This story draws on original reporting from The Verge.