Claude Code — Leaked Source (2026-03-31)

On March 31, 2026, the full source code of Anthropic's Claude Code CLI was leaked via a .map file exposed in their npm registry.

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How It Leaked

Chaofan Shou (@Fried_rice) discovered the leak and posted it publicly:

"Claude code source code has been leaked via a map file in their npm registry!"

— @Fried_rice, March 31, 2026

The source map file in the published npm package contained a reference to the full, unobfuscated TypeScript source, which was downloadable as a zip archive from Anthropic's R2 storage bucket.

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Overview

Claude Code is Anthropic's official CLI tool that lets you interact with Claude directly from the terminal to perform software engineering tasks — editing files, running commands, searching codebases, managing git workflows, and more.

This repository contains the leaked src/ directory.

• Leaked on: 2026-03-31
• Language: TypeScript
• Runtime: Bun
• Terminal UI: React + Ink (React for CLI)
• Scale: ~1,900 files, 512,000+ lines of code

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Directory Structure

src/
├── main.tsx                 # Entrypoint (Commander.js-based CLI parser)
├── commands.ts              # Command registry
├── tools.ts                 # Tool registry
├── Tool.ts                  # Tool type definitions
├── QueryEngine.ts           # LLM query engine (core Anthropic API caller)
├── context.ts               # System/user context collection
├── cost-tracker.ts          # Token cost tracking
│
├── commands/                # Slash command implementations (~50)
├── tools/                   # Agent tool implementations (~40)
├── components/              # Ink UI components (~140)
├── hooks/                   # React hooks
├── services/                # External service integrations
├── screens/                 # Full-screen UIs (Doctor, REPL, Resume)
├── types/                   # TypeScript type definitions
├── utils/                   # Utility functions
│
├── bridge/                  # IDE integration bridge (VS Code, JetBrains)
├── coordinator/             # Multi-agent coordinator
├── plugins/                 # Plugin system
├── skills/                  # Skill system
├── keybindings/             # Keybinding configuration
├── vim/                     # Vim mode
├── voice/                   # Voice input
├── remote/                  # Remote sessions
├── server/                  # Server mode
├── memdir/                  # Memory directory (persistent memory)
├── tasks/                   # Task management
├── state/                   # State management
├── migrations/              # Config migrations
├── schemas/                 # Config schemas (Zod)
├── entrypoints/             # Initialization logic
├── ink/                     # Ink renderer wrapper
├── buddy/                   # Companion sprite (Easter egg)
├── native-ts/               # Native TypeScript utils
├── outputStyles/            # Output styling
├── query/                   # Query pipeline
└── upstreamproxy/           # Proxy configuration

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Core Architecture

1. Tool System (src/tools/)

Every tool Claude Code can invoke is implemented as a self-contained module. Each tool defines its input schema, permission model, and execution logic.

Tool	Description
BashTool	Shell command execution
FileReadTool	File reading (images, PDFs, notebooks)
FileWriteTool	File creation / overwrite
FileEditTool	Partial file modification (string replacement)
GlobTool	File pattern matching search
GrepTool	ripgrep-based content search
WebFetchTool	Fetch URL content
WebSearchTool	Web search
AgentTool	Sub-agent spawning
SkillTool	Skill execution
MCPTool	MCP server tool invocation
LSPTool	Language Server Protocol integration
NotebookEditTool	Jupyter notebook editing
TaskCreateTool / TaskUpdateTool	Task creation and management
SendMessageTool	Inter-agent messaging
TeamCreateTool / TeamDeleteTool	Team agent management
EnterPlanModeTool / ExitPlanModeTool	Plan mode toggle
EnterWorktreeTool / ExitWorktreeTool	Git worktree isolation
ToolSearchTool	Deferred tool discovery
CronCreateTool	Scheduled trigger creation
RemoteTriggerTool	Remote trigger
SleepTool	Proactive mode wait
SyntheticOutputTool	Structured output generation

2. Command System (src/commands/)

User-facing slash commands invoked with / prefix.

Command	Description
/commit	Create a git commit
/review	Code review
/compact	Context compression
/mcp	MCP server management
/config	Settings management
/doctor	Environment diagnostics
/login / /logout	Authentication
/memory	Persistent memory management
/skills	Skill management
/tasks	Task management
/vim	Vim mode toggle
/diff	View changes
/cost	Check usage cost
/theme	Change theme
/context	Context visualization
/pr_comments	View PR comments
/resume	Restore previous session
/share	Share session
/desktop	Desktop app handoff
/mobile	Mobile app handoff

3. Service Layer (src/services/)

Service	Description
api/	Anthropic API client, file API, bootstrap
mcp/	Model Context Protocol server connection and management
oauth/	OAuth 2.0 authentication flow
lsp/	Language Server Protocol manager
analytics/	GrowthBook-based feature flags and analytics
plugins/	Plugin loader
compact/	Conversation context compression
policyLimits/	Organization policy limits
remoteManagedSettings/	Remote managed settings
extractMemories/	Automatic memory extraction
tokenEstimation.ts	Token count estimation
teamMemorySync/	Team memory synchronization

4. Bridge System (src/bridge/)

A bidirectional communication layer connecting IDE extensions (VS Code, JetBrains) with the Claude Code CLI.

• bridgeMain.ts — Bridge main loop
• bridgeMessaging.ts — Message protocol
• bridgePermissionCallbacks.ts — Permission callbacks
• replBridge.ts — REPL session bridge
• jwtUtils.ts — JWT-based authentication
• sessionRunner.ts — Session execution management

5. Permission System (src/hooks/toolPermission/)

Checks permissions on every tool invocation. Either prompts the user for approval/denial or automatically resolves based on the configured permission mode (default, plan, bypassPermissions, auto, etc.).

6. Feature Flags

Dead code elimination via Bun's bun:bundle feature flags:

import { feature } from 'bun:bundle'

// Inactive code is completely stripped at build time
const voiceCommand = feature('VOICE_MODE')
  ? require('./commands/voice/index.js').default
  : null

Notable flags: PROACTIVE, KAIROS, BRIDGE_MODE, DAEMON, VOICE_MODE, AGENT_TRIGGERS, MONITOR_TOOL

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Key Files in Detail

QueryEngine.ts (~46K lines)

The core engine for LLM API calls. Handles streaming responses, tool-call loops, thinking mode, retry logic, and token counting.

Tool.ts (~29K lines)

Defines base types and interfaces for all tools — input schemas, permission models, and progress state types.

commands.ts (~25K lines)

Manages registration and execution of all slash commands. Uses conditional imports to load different command sets per environment.

main.tsx

Commander.js-based CLI parser + React/Ink renderer initialization. At startup, parallelizes MDM settings, keychain prefetch, and GrowthBook initialization for faster boot.

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Tech Stack

Category	Technology
Runtime	Bun
Language	TypeScript (strict)
Terminal UI	React + Ink
CLI Parsing	Commander.js (extra-typings)
Schema Validation	Zod v4
Code Search	ripgrep (via GrepTool)
Protocols	MCP SDK, LSP
API	Anthropic SDK
Telemetry	OpenTelemetry + gRPC
Feature Flags	GrowthBook
Auth	OAuth 2.0, JWT, macOS Keychain

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Notable Design Patterns

Parallel Prefetch

Startup time is optimized by prefetching MDM settings, keychain reads, and API preconnect in parallel — before heavy module evaluation begins.

// main.tsx — fired as side-effects before other imports
startMdmRawRead()
startKeychainPrefetch()

Lazy Loading

Heavy modules (OpenTelemetry ~400KB, gRPC ~700KB) are deferred via dynamic import() until actually needed.

Agent Swarms

Sub-agents are spawned via AgentTool, with coordinator/ handling multi-agent orchestration. TeamCreateTool enables team-level parallel work.

Skill System

Reusable workflows defined in skills/ and executed through SkillTool. Users can add custom skills.

Plugin Architecture

Built-in and third-party plugins are loaded through the plugins/ subsystem.

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Disclaimer

This repository archives source code that was leaked from Anthropic's npm registry on 2026-03-31. All original source code is the property of Anthropic. Contact nichxbt for any comments.