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Anthropic's Claude Code codebase leaked via NPM package

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The codebase for Anthropic's Claude Code has been leaked, with the source code becoming accessible through a debugging file included in the Claude Code NPM package. This leak allows for the minified code to be reverted to its original source form. The article detailing this incident is from April 2026. AI

IMPACT Potential exposure of proprietary code could impact Anthropic's competitive advantage and security posture.

RANK_REASON Leak of a specific codebase for a tool, not a frontier model release.

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Anthropic's Claude Code codebase leaked via NPM package

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Claude Code codebase is leaked https:// pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/01/cla ude-code-codebase-is-leaked/ > Anthropic included a source map — a debugging file — in th

    Claude Code codebase is leaked https:// pivot-to-ai.com/2026/04/01/cla ude-code-codebase-is-leaked/ > Anthropic included a source map — a debugging file — in the Claude Code NPM package. This can turn the minified code in the package back into the original source code. NOTE: The …

    LINKS pivot-to-ai.com/…/claude-code-codebase-is…

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