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Anthropic takes legal action against OpenCode

https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode/pull/18186

anthropic legal requests by thdxr · Pull Request #18186 · anomalyco/opencode

Remove anthropic references per legal requests: Remove anthropic-20250930.txt prompt file Remove anthropic from provider hints Remove opencode-anthropic-auth builtin plugin Remove anthropic from p...

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Mar 19 at 7:37pmWeb
Show threadmellosoulsMar 19

This and threatening OpenClaw (now at OpenAI), Anthropic really on a roll making friends in Open Source.

Previously discussed I think:

Anthropic Explicitly Blocking OpenCode (173 points, 157 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46625918

Anthropic Explicitly Blocking OpenCode | Hacker News

Show threadextrMar 19
The OpenCode guys have really surprised me in the way they've reacted to Anthropic shutting down the side-loaded auth scheme. Very petty and bitter. It's clearly just a business decision from Anthropic and a rational one at that, usage subsidization to keep people on the first party product surface is practically the oldest business move in the book and is completely valid.
Show threadtietjensMar 19
This is not my impression, could you explain what you're talking about?
Show threadjryioMar 19

Businesses exercise power and control in the market. The purpose of this is to set a precedent (perceived or actual) — the auth system was a product, not an API. Anthropic is drawing the line between 'built on us' and 'built around us.'

I don't necessarily see this as an evil action. It doesn't inhibit open source, it sets terms of service and practice boundaries.

Granted this is a wildly unpopular approach, worse has happened in the OSS world...