Claude Cowork Admin Controls for Team and Enterprise Plans

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⚡ TL;DR Owners can turn Cowork off org-wide or enable it per group on Enterprise. Cloud sessions are off on Enterprise until enabled. Cloud data hits the Compliance API; local history stays on devices.

Rolling out agents to a whole company needs guardrails. Claude Cowork admin controls give Owners that control.

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🏢 Claude Cowork Admin Controls

Owners can turn Cowork off for the organization, and Enterprise can enable it per group or custom role. Separate settings cover cloud sessions, the built-in browser, auto-approve mode and connector approvals.

⚙️ Defaults

On by default for Team, off for HIPAA-enabled organizations. On Enterprise, cloud sessions stay off until an Owner turns on Run Cowork in the cloud and grants access through a custom role.

☁️ Cloud vs Local

Cloud sessions continue across devices and run scheduled tasks with no device online. Local sessions run in an isolated virtual machine on the user's computer.

💡 Pro tip Prefer cloud sessions for regulated teams: their data is captured by the Compliance API.

🗂️ Data and Limits

Cloud data saves to member accounts and the Compliance API; local history stays on devices, outside retention, and can't be centrally deleted. OpenTelemetry can stream events. Network egress rules don't cover web search, web fetch or MCPs.

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❓ Claude Cowork admin controls FAQ

Can Owners disable Cowork?

Yes, for the whole organization.

Can Enterprise enable Cowork per team?

Yes, using groups and custom roles.

Are cloud sessions on by default for Enterprise?

No. An Owner must turn them on.

Where is local Cowork history stored?

On users' computers, outside standard retention.

Is cloud Cowork data in the Compliance API?

Yes.

🙏 Credit: This article is based on public information from the Claude Help Center. Claude is a product of Anthropic. Source: support.claude.com.

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