Claude Code leak reveals a Tamagotchi-style “pet” and an ever-present customer

After Claude Code’s Anthropic was released Update 2.1.88users quickly discovered that it contained a package containing a source map file containing its TypeScript code base, with a single Someone on X He drew attention to the leak and published a file containing the code. The leaked data is said to contain more than 512,000 lines of code and provides a look into the inner workings of the AI-powered coding tool. I mentioned it earlier before Ars Technica and venturebeat.

Although Anthropic later fixed the issue, that didn’t stop users from copying the code to a file The repository is on GitHubwhich has since amassed over 50,000 forks (or copies from the repository). Anthropic launched Claude Code in February 2025 I picked up more steam after Add agent capabilities That performs tasks on behalf of the user.

“Earlier today, the Claude Code release included some internal source code. No sensitive customer data or credentials were included or exposed,” says Anthropic spokesman Christopher Nolte in an emailed statement to Edge. “This was a release packaging issue due to human error, not a security breach. We are implementing measures to prevent this from happening again.”

Arun Chandrasekaran, AI analyst at Gartner, says: Edge While the CloudCode leak poses “risks such as providing potential outlets for bad actors to bypass guardrails,” its long-term impact could be limited to serving as “a call to action for Anthropic to invest more in processes and tools to improve operational maturity.”