What the Claude Code source leak reveals about how it actually works (and what to do with that)
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What the Claude Code source leak reveals about how it actually works Yesterday, a source map file accidentally left in the Claude Code NPM package exposed what appears to be Anthropic's internal implementation. The HN thread hit 900+ points in hours. Developers are understandably fascinated. Here's what the leak actually reveals - and importantly, what it means for how you use Claude Code today. What was in the leak Researcher Alex Kim's breakdown identified several surprising internals: 1. Fake tool responses Claude Code uses synthetic/stub tool call responses in some contexts.