Anthropic locks out third-party Claude harnesses

Anthropic's crackdown on third-party web harnesses is a predictable move to protect API revenue and enforce terms of service.

• –Developers relying on standard Claude Pro subscriptions for automated workflows are being forced onto the more expensive official API
• –Open-source reverse APIs like OpenClaw have been critical for budget-constrained developers training models or processing large volumes
• –The cat-and-mouse game between foundation model providers and web harness developers continues as unofficial patches surface