Claude Code for Free: Ollama + OpenRouter Setup Guide (2026)

Claude Code for Free: Ollama + OpenRouter Setup Guide (2026)

Last updated: April 2026 Since Ollama v0.14 (January 2026), Claude Code can connect directly to local open-source models via the Anthropic Messages API compatibility layer — no proxy needed, no API costs. You set two environment variables, pull a model like Gemma 4 or Qwen3-Coder, and run claude –model gemma4. If your hardware is too … Read more

TradingView MCP Jackson: 81 AI Tools for Chart Analysis in 2026

Last updated: April 2026 TradingView MCP Jackson is an open-source MCP server that connects Claude Code (or any MCP client) to your locally running TradingView Desktop app via Chrome DevTools Protocol. It exposes 81 tools — from automated morning briefs and indicator reading to Pine Script development and replay-mode backtesting — all running locally with … Read more

Anthropic Blocks Third-Party Tools From Claude Subscriptions — 5 Things to Know

Anthropic Blocks Third-Party Tools

Last updated: April 2026 On April 4, 2026, Anthropic officially blocked third-party tools like OpenClaw from using Claude Pro and Max subscription quotas. Users who relied on the OAuth authentication loophole to run autonomous AI agents at flat-rate pricing must now switch to pay-as-you-go API billing or purchase extra usage bundles. The decision exposes a … Read more

Claude Buddy Explained: 18 Species, 5 Rarities & How It Works

Claude code buddy

Last updated: April 2026 Claude Buddy is a Tamagotchi-style virtual pet built into Claude Code — Anthropic’s terminal-based AI coding assistant. Launched on April 1, 2026, it assigns each user one of 18 ASCII species across 5 rarity tiers using deterministic FNV-1a hashing of their account ID. The system uses a two-layer “Bones vs Soul” … Read more

Claude Code Undercover Mode, Killswitches & Telemetry: 6 Hidden Controls Exposed

Last updated: April 2026 The Claude Code source leak revealed that Anthropic’s coding tool contacts its servers every hour to poll remote settings — including 6+ killswitches that can force-quit the application, bypass permission prompts, or toggle features without user-initiated updates. The code also contains “Undercover Mode,” a stealth protocol that strips all AI attribution … Read more

Claude Code Source Leak 2026: The Complete Guide to What Was Exposed

Last updated: March 2026 On March 31, 2026, a 57 MB source map file shipped inside the @anthropic-ai/claude-code npm package exposed the entire TypeScript source code of Claude Code — 1,900 files and 512,000+ lines of code. The leak revealed unreleased features (KAIROS always-on agent, autoDream memory consolidation, ULTRAPLAN, Buddy System), future model codenames (Opus … Read more

Axios npm Attack: RAT Hits 100M-Download Package on Claude Code Leak Day

Last updated: March 2026 On March 31, 2026, attackers compromised the npm account of Axios’s lead maintainer and published two malicious versions (1.14.1 and 0.30.4) of the HTTP client library used by over 100 million projects weekly. The poisoned packages silently installed a cross-platform Remote Access Trojan (RAT) via a hidden dependency called plain-crypto-js. The … Read more

The Always-On AI Agent Hidden in Claude Code’s Leaked Source

Last updated: March 2026 KAIROS is an unreleased always-on AI agent mode discovered inside the Claude Code source code that leaked on March 31, 2026. Unlike current AI coding tools that only respond when prompted, KAIROS runs as a persistent background daemon — it watches your project, writes daily logs, proactively acts on issues it … Read more

Claude Code Source Code Leaked — 7 Things We Learned

Claude Code Source Code Leaked

Last updated: March 2026 On March 31, 2026, security researcher Chaofan Shou discovered that Anthropic accidentally shipped a source map file inside the @anthropic-ai/claude-code npm package (version 2.1.88). The 57 MB file exposed the full TypeScript source code of Claude Code — roughly 1,900 files and 512,000+ lines — including unreleased features, internal codenames, system … Read more