AI summary
Written by AI from the official notes. Check them for exact details.Claude Opus has been upgraded to version 4.8 with various improvements, and custom roles for connector access have been added.
- Claude Opus 4.8 improves coding and reasoning skills.
- New custom roles for managing connector access in Enterprise plans.
- Enhanced agentic skills for practical knowledge tasks.
Why it matters: Administrators and users of Claude Opus should be aware of these enhancements for better functionality and control.
Full release notes
Claude Opus 4.8 launch
We’ve upgraded Claude Opus to a new version. Claude Opus 4.8 shows improvements over Opus 4.7 in coding, agentic skills, reasoning, and practical knowledge work tasks. For more information, see our blog post: Introducing Claude Opus 4.8.
Enterprise plans can manage connector access with custom roles
We added connector permissions to extend the existing custom roles framework and allow administrators to control which connectors, and which individual tools on those connectors, are available to each custom role. For more information, see Manage custom roles on Enterprise plans.