Claude Dispatch: The Constraints, the Security Model, and What Comes Next

In the previous post , I covered what Dispatch is, how Cowork works, and the Q1 2026 ecosystem buildup that made it possible. Now for the parts that matter more: what it can't do, how the security model works, how it compares to OpenClaw, and where this is heading. Source: Dispatch vs OpenClaw – Techloy / Dispatch Security & Permissions – Geeky Gadgets / What is Claude Dispatch – GlobalGPT The Constraints Are Real Dispatch is a research preview, and the label is honest. Here's what that means in practice. macOS only. The biggest constraint right now. Windows and Linux users cannot use Dispatch. Claude Desktop's full Cowork sandbox only works on macOS. Given that a meaningful percentage of developers and knowledge workers use Windows, this limits the addressable audience significantly. Desktop must stay awake. Your Mac needs to be powered on, awake, and connected to the internet for Dispatch to work. Lid closed? Sleep mode? Network drop? Dispatch stops. If you want always-on availabilit