Anthropic says OpenClaw-style Claude CLI usage is allowed again

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TL;DR

OpenClaw claims Anthropic verbally OK’d CLI reuse — still no official written policy.

Key Takeaways

  • Guidance came from staff Twitter posts only; no official Anthropic documentation updated.
  • Usage may now bill as ‘extra usage’ on top of subscription, not from monthly bucket.
  • Anthropic banned some users with no explanation during the enforcement period; appeals ignored.

Discussion

Top comments:

  • [steipete]: Built around verbal Twitter guidance; Anthropic still blocks parts of OpenClaw system prompt

    Boris from Claude Code said publicly on Twitter that CLI-style usage is allowed. We took that seriously and invested time building around that guidance… But in practice, Anthropic still blocks parts of our system prompt.

  • [joshstrange]: Anthropic needs documented policy — impossible to know where you stand right now
  • [Alifatisk]: Contradictory staff statements on Twitter make any policy claim untrustworthy
  • [throwup238]: Most confused product strategy since Google’s GChat rebrandings — want off this ride

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