# External receipts (non-GitHub)

Use these as “tea” / context beats and on-screen sources. Treat reporting as secondary unless it contains direct quotes from Anthropic staff.

## Anthropic / Claude Code staff comment (X)

- Thariq Shihipar (Anthropic, Claude Code) posted about tightening safeguards and subscription usage in third-party harnesses:
  - https://w.twstalker.com/kcosr/status/2009695099983180026

Key excerpt (keep short on-screen):
- “tightened our safeguards against spoofing the Claude Code harness”
- “Third party integrations that rely on Claude subscriptions violate our ToS”
- “Please use the API for integrations”

## Reddit (user reactions + timeline)

- r/opencodeCLI: “Anthropic blocks OpenCode from using Claude Max?” (Jan 9, 2026)
  - https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1kvcwwe/anthropic_blocks_opencode_from_using_claude_max/

- r/opencodeCLI: “Anthropic did not ban OpenCode (update)” (Jan 10, 2026)
  - https://www.reddit.com/r/opencodeCLI/comments/1kvhpyg/anthropic_did_not_ban_opencode_update/

Useful quote (on-screen, short): “Our bans were a mistake, we are going through and reversing them.” (from the update post content)

## Reporting / context (secondary)

- VentureBeat: “Anthropic cracks down on unauthorized Claude usage by third-party harnesses…” (Jan 9, 2026)
  - https://venturebeat.com/technology/anthropic-cracks-down-on-unauthorized-claude-usage-by-third-party-harnesses/

Notes:
- Contains the “spoofing harness” framing and cites Thariq’s X post.
- Also includes competitor / xAI / Cursor claims; treat as reporting, not primary, unless we find direct receipts.