Tragic mistake... Anthropic leaks Claude’s source code

Summary by Krater

This video covers the accidental leak of Anthropic's Claude Code source code, exploring its features like anti-distillation poison pills, undercover mode, and hidden roadmap references to Buddy and Kairos.

From the video

Answers: What was revealed in the leaked Claude Code source code?

• Claude Code source code leak
• Anti-distillation poison pills in AI
• Undercover mode instructions
• Claude Code hidden features and roadmap

What it concludes

• Claude Code version 2.1.88 was accidentally shipped with a 57-megabyte source map file containing the full readable source code.
• The leaked code led to the rapid creation of alternative ports like claw-code and OpenCode supporting multiple LLMs.
• Claude Code implements anti-distillation poison pills by faking the existence of certain tools to confuse competing models.
• Undercover mode instructions in the code prevent Claude from mentioning its true identity in commit messages to maintain a human appearance.
• The codebase contains hidden roadmap features and references including Buddy, Kairos, and new model names like Capybara and Mythos.