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1Password gives Claude account access without passwords
1Password’s new Agentic Mode lets Claude sign in to sites with user approval while keeping passwords and MFA codes out of the model.
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1Password has launched Agentic Mode, a new feature that lets Claude access protected websites and services without ever seeing the underlying credentials.
According to ZDNET, the system works by having Claude request access through 1Password when it needs to log into a site. The user then approves that request, and 1Password injects the password and MFA code directly into the page through a secure channel. The credential never reaches the model, Claude’s context, or Anthropic’s systems, the company said.
1Password described the access as per-session and scoped to a specific task, with no standing permission carried over. If Claude wants to return to a service such as Stripe later, it must ask again and the user must approve again. Approval can be done with biometric verification, a password, or Touch ID. YubiKey support exists broadly in 1Password, but not yet for this specific workflow, though the company said it is planned.
ZDNET noted a practical limitation: if a site keeps a browser session alive through cookies, access may persist unless the user or agent logs out at the end of the task. 1Password said Claude will not revisit a site on its own and only acts on clear user instructions.
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Availability and rollout
The company said Agentic Mode is available to all 1Password users as of today. Credential controls are included at launch, while support for payment cards and identity details will arrive later. The feature starts with Claude, but 1Password said the framework is designed to expand to other browser-based agents over time.
ZDNET also noted that actors Robert Downey Jr. and Ryan Reynolds are investors in 1Password.
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