alt Hacker NewsWhy not just use something sane by default? It's not like there are not better alternatives to Claude Code.
Opencode is great as a full replacement. Works out of the box.
Pi code agent[1] is even better, if you spend some time in it, you can customize is to your liking. It's a vi and Emacs combined for agents.
[1] https://pi.dev
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OpenCode works nicely, I wish it web mode would be developed more. Currently, as it stands, you have to work on the same host in order to pass the full OAuth login flow (it redirects to localhost) for subscription based providers (Claude, ChatGPT). I wish it used some BASE_URL variable I could set, so it would be used instead.
I think you're not supposed to use your claude max plans etc with external harnesses. In theory your account could get banned.
Are there any good benchmarks comparing CC with openCode and Pi ?
Nothing can compare for me with $200 Max CC subscription
i had the exact same problem as op , CC showed razzmatazing , analyzing and other B.S i was bit irked. then i tried pi agent after @mitsuhiko suggested it on YT , X and this issue went away. now pi tells me or shows me the entire action that the model takes. i would still want the actions to be summarized or the harness explain me a concept that i missed (evident from my context) - but thats probably too far fetched.
Based on their Terms of Service, we are not allowed to use a Claude Code subscription outside of Claude Code itself. Although it may work with tools like pi or other harnesses, doing so puts your account at risk of being banned.
Claude Code is not developer friendly.