This code matters for exactly one reason: they’re playing stupid DRM games restricting what subscriber tokens can be used for to force you to use their front ends and harnesses or buy more expensive API credits.

Claude Code is strictly worse than e.g. OpenCode in my experience. Not much to see in the app’s code except how it authenticates itself…

Sure I try and use all my subscription allowance with CC on side tasks, etc. but I still end up burning a bunch of API tokens (via OpenRouter) for more serious work (even the UI and ability to quickly review what the agent has done/is doing is vastly inferior in CC).

What they have done is got me experimenting with cheaper models from other providers with those API credits.