It worth noting that – just to add to the confusion – they apparently cancelled the June 15th change just before it was due to go live:

https://support.claude.com/en/articles/15036540-use-the-clau...

https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-backs-off-unpopular-billin...

So... maybe we can still use third party harnesses with Claude Code subscriptions... for now? Until they change their mind again?

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ac29 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> So... maybe we can still use third party harnesses with Claude Code subscriptions... for now?

The way I read this is: yes, if the third party harness uses Anthropic's Agent SDK. Most of them do not, AFAIK, and are still against ToS (though maybe its not enforced for now)

	▲	btown 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Something that many don't realize is that Claude Desktop and the Agent SDK are both just wrappers around pools of CLI instances, literally running `claude --input-format stream-json --output-format stream-json`. So this wasn't even about third-party harnesses that replace the toolset Claude has access to, and try to call the Claude API with subsidized credentials. No, this was literally a blessing for their desktop UI's over others, all driving Claude Code's CLI at the end of the day. To the broader point, it's hard not to see that as arbitrary and borderline spyware. Software that sniffs the context in which it's executed and uses that to phone home about billing is the type of thing you'd expect from the most corporate parts of the gaming industry, not a frontier lab, but here we are.
	▲	tekacs 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I believe you're right and I'm familiar with the actual distinction – the confusion is mostly about how they _feel_ about it, and what'll change from here.

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bakies 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It says "Pausing." I've already pivoted to no longer use claude -p in my custom tooling and pipelines built around claude code in response to the original announcement. Doesn't look like I should waste my time at this point.

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kristianc 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They didn't apparently cancel it, they did cancel it. I'm still using a third party harness absolutely fine.

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stellamariesays 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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