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Re: Anthropic blocks third-party use of Claude Code subscriptions

#32

The API is not banned only using the Claude Code subscription is I actually tried this several months back to do a regular API request using the CC subscription token and it gave the same error message So this software must have been pretending to be Claude Code in order to get around that A Claude Code subscription should not work with other software, I think this is totally fair

Came here to say this. Using opencode with the API works fine.

Re: Anthropic blocks third-party use of Claude Code subscriptions

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This appears to be a part of a crackdown on third-party clients using Claude Code's credentials/subscriptions but not through Claude Code. Not surprising as this type of credential reuse is always a gray area, but weird Anthropic deployed it on a Thursday night without any warning as the inevitable shitstorm would be very predictable.

They've added this change at the same time they added random trick prompts to try and get you hit enter on the training opt in from late last year. I've gotten three popups inside claude code today at random times trying to trick me into having it train my data with a different selection defaulted than I've already chosen. (edit 4 times now just today)

More evidence the EU solved the wrong problem. Instead of mandating cookie banners, mandate a single global “fuck off” switch: one-click, automatic opt-out from any feature/setting/telemetry/tracking/training that isn’t strictly required or clearly beneficial to the user as an individual. If it’s mainly there for data collection, ads, attribution, “product improvement”, or monetization, it should be off by default and remain that way so long as the “fuck off” option is toggled. Burden of proof on the provider. Fines exceeding what it takes to get growth teams and KPI hounds to have legal coach them on what “fuck off” means and why they need to.

Re: Anthropic blocks third-party use of Claude Code subscriptions

#34

No. Do you realize how much of a joke Claude code is? Under the hood. How they implemented client auth? Well let me tell you https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/blob/dev/packages/open... You literally send your first message “you are Claude code” The fact that this ever worked was insane. Headline is more like anthropic vibes a bug and finally catches it.

There is no way to prevent people from using a custom client.

Game developers disagree...

Re: Anthropic blocks third-party use of Claude Code subscriptions

#35

The API is not banned only using the Claude Code subscription is I actually tried this several months back to do a regular API request using the CC subscription token and it gave the same error message So this software must have been pretending to be Claude Code in order to get around that A Claude Code subscription should not work with other software, I think this is totally fair

Yeah, you shouldn’t infringe the copywrite of a tool written by a company which is built off of copywrite infringement.

Re: Anthropic blocks third-party use of Claude Code subscriptions

#36

The API is not banned only using the Claude Code subscription is I actually tried this several months back to do a regular API request using the CC subscription token and it gave the same error message So this software must have been pretending to be Claude Code in order to get around that A Claude Code subscription should not work with other software, I think this is totally fair

> A Claude Code subscription should not work with other software.

why not though? aren't you paying for the model usage regardless of the client you use?

Re: Anthropic blocks third-party use of Claude Code subscriptions

#37

Anthro is having its Apple moment: too many customers means the company is always on the news, for better or worse. When iPhones receive negative reviews it's not like only Apple screwed up; others did too, but they sell so much less than Apple that no one hears about them: "Apple violated my privacy a tiny bit" makes the news; "Xiaomi sold my fingerprint info to 3rd party vendors" doesn't. Similarly, Anthropic is un…

Lmao? seriously. Claude Code is epic levels terrible compared to opencode.

how so?

Re: Anthropic blocks third-party use of Claude Code subscriptions

#39

The API is not banned only using the Claude Code subscription is I actually tried this several months back to do a regular API request using the CC subscription token and it gave the same error message So this software must have been pretending to be Claude Code in order to get around that A Claude Code subscription should not work with other software, I think this is totally fair

Yeah, you shouldn’t infringe the copywrite of a tool written by a company which is built off of copywrite infringement.

First of all you mean "copyright". Second of all this has literally nothing to do with copyright
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