• Upwork launched a Claude connector app with Anthropic, embedding Upwork’s hiring workflow inside Claude to match businesses with freelancers.
• The tool generates talent shortlists from Upwork’s 18 million professionals across 130 work categories, based on a user’s project description.
• Users can draft a job post in Claude, then complete hiring on Upwork, where Uma helps manage projects through delivery.
• The Claude integration extends Upwork’s push to place its marketplace inside AI tools, following an Upwork app for ChatGPT launched in April.

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