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Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster by executing routine tasks, explaining complex code, and handling git workflows - all through natural language commands.

531 mentions on Hacker News by 410 people: 145 stories, 386 comments · first 2025-02-24 · latest 2026-10-30

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  1. 313 was never released lol https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases
    comment by Handy-Man · 2026-10-30 · in Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace
  2. There was no 313 release https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases
    comment by Handy-Man · 2026-10-30 · in Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace
  3. …CHANGELOG[0]. There's also no tag[1] for 2.1.313[1], but 2.1.312[2], and 2.1.314[3] exist. 0: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/CHANGELO... 1: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.... 2:…
    comment by K0nserv · 2026-10-30 · in Backdoor in Claude Code for VS Code extension on the Cursor Marketplace
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    Tell HN: Claude Code adds your email to the prompt, the LLM sends it to websites
    story by TekMol · 2026-10-29 · 5 comments
  5. …usage :peek: Are you aware of any updates on the SDK using more session usage vs claude code ( https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/97074 )?
    comment by jawr · 2026-10-29 · in Claude Code regularly sends each background agent’s transcript to its model
  6. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/46829 Looks like what I remembered was a bug.
    comment by buzer · 2026-10-29 · in Claude Code regularly sends each background agent’s transcript to its model
  7. ▲ 2
    Stop resetting privacy settings to default on updates #17107
    story by DesaiAshu · 2026-10-25 · 0 comments
  8. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/53231 - April 25, 2026
    comment by deaux · 2026-10-24 · in Claude Code slyly adding users' emails to outbound HTTP
  9. ▲ 3
    Claude Code will refuse to fill in passwords or use a password manager
    story by txomon · 2026-10-23 · 0 comments
  10. …pull these from my archive db since Claude Code now deletes your session history after 30 days. See https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/59018
    comment by espeed · 2026-10-20 · in The obscure trust looming over Anthropic's IPO
  11. …first thing Claude did: [BUG] Claude Code Exploit: Claude Code Becomes an Unwitting Executor #45951 https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/45951
    comment by espeed · 2026-10-19 · in The obscure trust looming over Anthropic's IPO
  12. [BUG] Claude Code repeatedly creates backdoors and noops critical security code #59018 https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/59018
    comment by espeed · 2026-10-19 · in The obscure trust looming over Anthropic's IPO
  13. …trusts LLM's incorrect understanding of the current state of code in the repo. The comment https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/30407#issue... , written by Claude Code, and posted by the human GitHub account says: > "Issues…
    comment by marcindulak · 2026-10-17 · in How the Claude Code team does code review
  14. …Skill tool with that name it no worky, so now I have to search the filesystem for that skill...". https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/92769 The <command-args> I know because I just audited my raw Claude transcripts via…
    comment by AlexErrant · 2026-10-17 · in How the Claude Code team does code review
  15. It's probably easier to look at the source code than try to decompile it: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
    comment by Retro_Dev · 2026-10-16 · in Ask HN: Has anyone decompiled Claude Code yet?
  16. ▲ 2
    Show HN: VS Code Bridge for Claude Code
    story by Klaster_1 · 2026-10-14 · 0 comments
  17. …have seen a lot of complaints about Claude Code, not to mention their huge backlog of bug reports ( https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues ) on GitHub. Just because they have lowered the bar for software quality and people have…
    comment by equinumerous · 2026-10-12 · in Epic Games tells employees to use AI to get Disney game done
  18. And here is the issue raised in github: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/14980 TLDR: They don't care.
    comment by javcasas · 2026-10-12 · in Codex CLI installs a persistent, self-updating background daemon by default
  19. …routed subscription users’ sessions to extra billing when a certain word appears in the context? https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/53262 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47952722 Claude Code is known to snoop on other…
    comment by oefrha · 2026-10-09 · in AI-ready biological data: $1.8B global commitment
  20. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/plugins/... It literally is a loop with some markdown and harnesses. There's no magic.
    comment by ForHackernews · 2026-10-07 · in OpenTPU – An open-source AI accelerator, developed by AI
  21. …a tab/arrow interaction to materialize. 2.0.69 apparently (since .70 fixed a bunch of bugs in it). https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/CHANGELO...
    comment by cmrx64 · 2026-10-06 · in Claude Code’s suggested message feature: I think the real customer is the model
  22. Claude Code has 13.4k open bugs: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues Show me a popular open source project that doesn't have a large number of open issues and I'll show you one that has a triage bot auto-close them.
    comment by bendmorris · 2026-10-02 · in Zig v0.17.0
  23. …menu instead [1]. Previously, Claude Code uninstalled itself several times when I used it. [2] [1] https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/88715 [2] https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/7547
    comment by thefilmore · 2026-09-28 · in Coding is not solved
  24. …a loop that runs LLM inference repeatedly and saves output to markdown files for the next iteration https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/blob/main/plugins/...
    comment by ForHackernews · 2026-09-23 · in Cloud Agents Are Inevitable AI Prisons
  25. …to force use of arbitrary Bash commands instead of the actual tool calls built into the harness? ( https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/90450 , https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/89251 , etc) It's deeply…
    comment by crooked-v · 2026-09-23 · in Claude Code reads AGENTS.md only when telemetry is on [fixed]
  26. …available on GitHub [0]. So I am unsure if it is fitting to call it a "closed source" harness. [0] https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code Edit: The linked repository does not contain source code for Claude Code, the harness, itself. It…
    comment by pbasista · 2026-09-23 · in Claude Code reads AGENTS.md only when telemetry is on [fixed]
  27. …we call a function hook. If folks play around with it, I would love feedback on the relevant issue: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/91870 Mods allow quite a bit more customizability and control. I really believe in the…
    comment by mpoteat · 2026-09-23 · in Claude Code reads AGENTS.md only when telemetry is on [fixed]
  28. …It's already been fixed as part of v2.1.281 releasing today. The mod is source available here: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/tree/main/mods/age... Apologies again folks, this was a fully human error on my part - I should've…
    comment by mpoteat · 2026-09-23 · in Claude Code reads AGENTS.md only when telemetry is on [fixed]
  29. …Claude https://www.wired.com/story/anthropic-responds-to-backlash-o... But it's still happening: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/81759
    comment by espeed · 2026-09-21 · in Fable 5 – Median thinking declined in August
  30. Do you really think that having this many issues is justifiable/ok? https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues
    comment by metaltyphoon · 2026-09-20 · in I am often wrong
  31. ▲ 3
    Claude Code is getting native AGENTS.md support
    story by thisisfatih · 2026-09-20 · 0 comments
  32. ▲ 3
    Claude Code Supports AGENTS.md
    story by tosh · 2026-09-19 · 0 comments
  33. …to your tasks. You should not respond to this context unless it is highly relevant to your task. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/18560
    comment by boorang · 2026-09-19 · in Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md
  34. …analysis of the system prompt the behavior is still there even with the new inclusion of AGENTS.md. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/18560
    comment by boorang · 2026-09-19 · in Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md
  35. …https://x.com/trq212/status/2101009392611278961 AGENTS.md implementation is open sourced as well: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/tree/main/mods/age...
    comment by sync · 2026-09-18 · in Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md
  36. ▲ 3
    Claude Code 2.1.277 adds support for AGENTS.md
    story by skwashd · 2026-09-18 · 0 comments
  37. …bring them back" Anthropic appears to agree frontier models don't need in-session planning tools. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/80487
    comment by themgt · 2026-09-18 · in An empirical study of harness design for coding agents
  38. ▲ 3
    Claude Mods, Functional Hooks in Claude Code and Desktop
    story by mercat · 2026-09-15 · 0 comments
  39. ▲ 3
    Claude Code Over 6k issues labeled with has repro have been auto-closed
    story by antropic13224ad · 2026-09-14 · 0 comments
  40. …would make sense), but it looks like there is a "sessionUrl" setting that can be added to fix this: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/77830#issue... https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/77830#issue... states that…
    comment by martey · 2026-09-14 · in Tell HN: Claude Code appends new commit signature even if older settings is off
  41. How about reading AGENTS.md... https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/6235
    comment by sschueller · 2026-09-12 · in An open letter to Dario: if you mean it, open the weights
  42. ▲ 1
    Claude Co-work needs Windows Security Update uninstalled to function properly
    story by wilburx3 · 2026-09-11 · 1 comment
  43. ▲ 5
    Tell HN: Anthropic should make Claude the Author and me the Co-Author
    story by xeonax · 2026-09-07 · 5 comments
  44. …slipped in behind remote FFs with shifting cohorts(just to drive us insane, cause fuck us right): https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/80015 It's tsunami of AI vomit drowning out a few human posters. I can 100% empathize with…
    comment by Rapzid · 2026-09-06 · in The revolt of the reader
  45. …Sonnet uses sonnet. I replaced my built in explore agent with one hardcoded to sonnet low effort. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/72940
    comment by Artimus · 2026-09-05 · in Portal by Spotify cut my Claude Code token usage by 90%
  46. …go from plan to auto to anything but auto, that preference sticks. There is an option to opt-out: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/88041#issue... This won't save you from it chaining 500 bash commands with git push --force…
    comment by 0x457 · 2026-09-04 · in Which tools do Claude, Codex and Cursor choose? We measured 17k runs to find out
  47. ▲ 7
    Tell HN: Check your Claude settings, it may have silently enabled remote access
    story by cromka · 2026-09-04 · 6 comments
  48. I wonder if the experiments were done before https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/30948 was closed. There still seems to be a lot of issues with lsp/pyright, and might contribute to why grep at least gives a more stable and…
    comment by pytonslange · 2026-09-04 · in Grep beats LSP? Why coding agents ignore your fancier tools
  49. Actually, yes. Probably this https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/88041#issue...
    comment by nijave · 2026-09-04 · in Which tools do Claude, Codex and Cursor choose? We measured 17k runs to find out
  50. …command (bit awkward), but when running the desktop app, there is nothing. I opened an issue here - https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/88757 - please chime in!
    comment by theozero · 2026-09-03 · in Claude Code Stores OAuth Tokens in Plaintext