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Re:Anthropic blocks third-party use of Claude Code subscript... by elAhmo on Friday January 09, 2026 @04:33AM (#46551840)
Not that hard to understand, they want to control how their users use their product. A CLI they built, even acquiring the framework it was built in, is a way to achieve that.
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Re:Anthropic blocks third-party use of Claude Code subscript... by touristtam on Friday January 09, 2026 @05:01AM (#46552065)
But to make a "gauche" analogy, that would be like Microsoft not letting you browse their websites without using their browser (Edge).
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Re:Anthropic blocks third-party use of Claude Code subscript... by weikju on Friday January 09, 2026 @05:22AM (#46552221)
Don’t give them any ideas!
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Re:Anthropic blocks third-party use of Claude Code subscript... by fragmede on Friday January 09, 2026 @11:51AM (#46555830)
ActiveX has entered the chat.
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Re:Anthropic blocks third-party use of Claude Code subscript... by Max-Limelihood on Saturday January 17, 2026 @07:01PM (#46663444)
But why do they want to control that? It’s none of their business.
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