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Claude Code Source Recovery

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  • 66 repo stars
  • Updated July 9, 2026
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claude-code-source-recovery is a research skill for exploring recovered Claude Code 2.1.88 TypeScript source covering CLI architecture, commands, MCP integration, and Ink terminal UI components.

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claude-code-source-recovery is an ara.so Daily 2026 Skills entry for studying recovered Claude Code 2.1.88 TypeScript source code. The skill explains CLI architecture, the command system, MCP integration points, and Ink/React terminal UI components recovered from source maps. Developers use it to explore how a production AI coding CLI wires sessions, commands, MCP servers, and terminal rendering when building or auditing comparable agent tooling. Triggers include studying command implementation, MCP integration source, terminal UI components, and codebase structure after source map recovery. Reach for this skill when reverse-engineering agent CLI patterns from Claude Code internals rather than writing unrelated application features.

  • Maps ~700k lines of recovered Claude Code 2.1.88 TypeScript into entrypoints, commands, MCP, and Ink/React UI areas
  • Explains real-world MCP client patterns and session/auth flows from a shipped CLI bundle
  • Documents source-map recovery workflow for auditing accidentally published bundles
  • Covers CLI bootstrap, command registration, and terminal UI component layout

Claude Code Source Recovery by the numbers

  • 640 all-time installs (skills.sh)
  • +10 installs in the week ending Jul 5, 2026 (Skillselion tracking)
  • Ranked #1,488 of 16,659 AI & Agent Building skills by installs in the Skillselion catalog
  • Security screen: HIGH risk (skills.sh audit)
  • Data as of Jul 19, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)
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How does Claude Code implement CLI commands and MCP?

Study how a production AI coding CLI wires commands, MCP, sessions, and terminal UI when you are building or auditing similar agent tooling.

Who is it for?

Developers building or auditing AI coding CLIs who want Claude Code 2.1.88 internals as a reference implementation.

Skip if: Developers seeking end-user Claude Code usage help without interest in recovered TypeScript CLI source internals.

When should I use this skill?

The user explores Claude Code source, CLI architecture, command system, MCP integration, or Ink terminal UI components.

What you get

Architecture notes on CLI commands, MCP integration, Ink/React terminal UI components, and recovered source map structure.

  • architecture notes
  • command flow maps
  • mcp integration references

By the numbers

  • Documents recovered Claude Code 2.1.88 TypeScript source

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SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Claude Code 2.1.88 Source Recovery

Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection.

What This Project Is

This repository contains the recovered TypeScript source code of @anthropic-ai/claude-code version 2.1.88. On 2026-03-31, Anthropic accidentally published a cli.js.map (57MB) source map to npm that contained the full sourcesContent of the bundled CLI. After extraction and reconstruction, the result is ~700,000 lines of TypeScript source code organized into a readable directory structure.

The project is useful for:

  • Studying production CLI architecture patterns (Ink/React in terminal)
  • Understanding how MCP (Model Context Protocol) is implemented in a real CLI
  • Learning how Claude Code manages sessions, commands, authentication, and tool execution

---

Repository Structure

src/
├── entrypoints/        # CLI bootstrap and initialization
├── commands/           # Command definitions (login, mcp, review, tasks, etc.)
├── components/         # Ink/React terminal UI components
├── services/           # Core business logic (sync, remote capabilities, policies)
├── hooks/              # Terminal state management hooks
├── utils/              # Auth, file ops, process management helpers
└── ink/                # Custom terminal rendering infrastructure

---

Installing the Original 2.1.88 Package (Tencent Mirror Cache)

The official npm version was pulled. Use the Tencent mirror cache while available:

npm install -g https://mirrors.cloud.tencent.com/npm/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/-/claude-code-2.1.88.tgz

---

Extracting Source from the Source Map

If you have the original cli.js.map, you can recover sources programmatically:

import fs from "fs";
import path from "path";
import zlib from "zlib";

interface SourceMap {
  version: number;
  sources: string[];
  sourcesContent: (string | null)[];
  mappings: string;
}

async function extractSourceMap(mapPath: string, outDir: string) {
  const raw = fs.readFileSync(mapPath, "utf-8");
  const sourceMap: SourceMap = JSON.parse(raw);

  for (let i = 0; i < sourceMap.sources.length; i++) {
    const sourcePath = sourceMap.sources[i];
    const content = sourceMap.sourcesContent[i];

    if (!content) continue;

    // Normalize path: strip webpack/bundle prefixes
    const normalized = sourcePath
      .replace(/^webpack:\/\/\//, "")
      .replace(/^\.\//, "");

    const outPath = path.join(outDir, normalized);
    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(outPath), { recursive: true });
    fs.writeFileSync(outPath, content, "utf-8");
  }

  console.log(`Extracted ${sourceMap.sources.length} source files to ${outDir}`);
}

extractSourceMap("cli.js.map", "./recovered-src");

---

Key Architectural Patterns

1. CLI Entrypoint Bootstrap

// src/entrypoints/cli.ts (representative pattern)
import { render } from "ink";
import React from "react";
import { App } from "../components/App";
import { parseArgs } from "../utils/args";

async function main() {
  const args = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));

  if (args.command) {
    // Dispatch to named command handler
    const handler = await loadCommand(args.command);
    await handler.run(args);
  } else {
    // Default: launch interactive REPL via Ink
    render(React.createElement(App, { initialArgs: args }));
  }
}

main().catch((err) => {
  console.error(err);
  process.exit(1);
});

2. Command Loading System

Commands support built-in, dynamic skills, plugins, and MCP sources:

// src/commands/loader.ts (representative pattern)
type CommandSource = "builtin" | "skill" | "plugin" | "mcp";

interface Command {
  name: string;
  source: CommandSource;
  description: string;
  run(args: ParsedArgs): Promise<void>;
}

async function loadCommand(name: string): Promise<Command> {
  // 1. Check built-in commands first
  const builtin = builtinCommands.get(name);
  if (builtin) return builtin;

  // 2. Check MCP-registered commands
  const mcpCmd = await mcpRegistry.resolve(name);
  if (mcpCmd) return mcpCmd;

  // 3. Dynamic skill loading
  const skill = await loadSkillCommand(name);
  if (skill) return skill;

  throw new Error(`Unknown command: ${name}`);
}

3. Ink/React Terminal UI Component Pattern

// src/components/ChatView.tsx (representative pattern)
import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
import { Box, Text, useInput } from "ink";
import { useConversation } from "../hooks/useConversation";

interface ChatViewProps {
  sessionId: string;
}

export function ChatView({ sessionId }: ChatViewProps) {
  const { messages, sendMessage, isStreaming } = useConversation(sessionId);
  const [input, setInput] = useState("");

  useInput((char, key) => {
    if (key.return) {
      sendMessage(input);
      setInput("");
    } else if (key.backspace) {
      setInput((prev) => prev.slice(0, -1));
    } else {
      setInput((prev) => prev + char);
    }
  });

  return (
    <Box flexDirection="column" height="100%">
      <Box flexDirection="column" flexGrow={1} overflowY="hidden">
        {messages.map((msg, i) => (
          <Box key={i} marginBottom={1}>
            <Text color={msg.role === "assistant" ? "cyan" : "white"}>
              {msg.role === "assistant" ? "Claude: " : "You: "}
            </Text>
            <Text>{msg.content}</Text>
          </Box>
        ))}
        {isStreaming && <Text color="gray">▋</Text>}
      </Box>
      <Box borderStyle="single" paddingX={1}>
        <Text>{">"} </Text>
        <Text>{input}</Text>
      </Box>
    </Box>
  );
}

4. MCP (Model Context Protocol) Integration

// src/services/mcpClient.ts (representative pattern)
import { McpClient, Transport } from "@anthropic-ai/mcp";

interface McpServerConfig {
  name: string;
  command: string;
  args: string[];
  env?: Record<string, string>;
}

class McpRegistry {
  private clients = new Map<string, McpClient>();

  async connect(config: McpServerConfig): Promise<void> {
    const transport = new StdioTransport({
      command: config.command,
      args: config.args,
      env: { ...process.env, ...config.env },
    });

    const client = new McpClient({ name: "claude-code", version: "2.1.88" });
    await client.connect(transport);

    // Discover tools exposed by this MCP server
    const { tools } = await client.listTools();
    for (const tool of tools) {
      this.registerTool(config.name, tool);
    }

    this.clients.set(config.name, client);
  }

  async callTool(serverName: string, toolName: string, args: unknown) {
    const client = this.clients.get(serverName);
    if (!client) throw new Error(`MCP server not connected: ${serverName}`);
    return client.callTool({ name: toolName, arguments: args as Record<string, unknown> });
  }

  async resolve(commandName: string): Promise<Command | null> {
    // Map MCP tool names to CLI commands
    for (const [server, tools] of this.toolRegistry) {
      const tool = tools.find((t) => t.name === commandName);
      if (tool) {
        return {
          name: commandName,
          source: "mcp",
          description: tool.description ?? "",
          run: async (args) => {
            const result = await this.callTool(server, commandName, args);
            console.log(result.content);
          },
        };
      }
    }
    return null;
  }

  private toolRegistry = new Map<string, Array<{ name: string; description?: string }>>();

  private registerTool(server: string, tool: { name: string; description?: string }) {
    const existing = this.toolRegistry.get(server) ?? [];
    this.toolRegistry.set(server, [...existing, tool]);
  }
}

export const mcpRegistry = new McpRegistry();

5. Authentication Utilities

// src/utils/auth.ts (representative pattern)
import fs from "fs";
import path from "path";
import os from "os";

const CONFIG_DIR = path.join(os.homedir(), ".claude");
const CREDENTIALS_FILE = path.join(CONFIG_DIR, "credentials.json");

interface Credentials {
  apiKey?: string;
  sessionToken?: string;
  expiresAt?: string;
}

export function loadCredentials(): Credentials {
  if (!fs.existsSync(CREDENTIALS_FILE)) return {};
  return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(CREDENTIALS_FILE, "utf-8"));
}

export function saveCredentials(creds: Credentials): void {
  fs.mkdirSync(CONFIG_DIR, { recursive: true });
  fs.writeFileSync(CREDENTIALS_FILE, JSON.stringify(creds, null, 2), {
    mode: 0o600, // owner read/write only
  });
}

export function getApiKey(): string {
  // Priority: env var > credentials file
  if (process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY) {
    return process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY;
  }
  const creds = loadCredentials();
  if (creds.apiKey) return creds.apiKey;
  throw new Error("No API key found. Run `claude login` or set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY.");
}

6. Feature Flags Pattern

// src/utils/featureFlags.ts (representative pattern)
// Feature flags are resolved at build time via bun:bundle macros
// and at runtime via environment variables

type FeatureFlag =
  | "ENABLE_MCP_STREAMING"
  | "ENABLE_TASKS_COMMAND"
  | "ENABLE_REVIEW_COMMAND"
  | "ENABLE_REMOTE_CAPABILITIES";

const RUNTIME_FLAGS: Record<FeatureFlag, boolean> = {
  ENABLE_MCP_STREAMING: process.env.CLAUDE_FF_MCP_STREAMING === "1",
  ENABLE_TASKS_COMMAND: process.env.CLAUDE_FF_TASKS === "1",
  ENABLE_REVIEW_COMMAND: process.env.CLAUDE_FF_REVIEW === "1",
  ENABLE_REMOTE_CAPABILITIES: process.env.CLAUDE_FF_REMOTE === "1",
};

export function isEnabled(flag: FeatureFlag): boolean {
  return RUNTIME_FLAGS[flag] ?? false;
}

// Usage in command loader:
// if (isEnabled("ENABLE_TASKS_COMMAND")) {
//   registerCommand(tasksCommand);
// }

---

Commands Documented in Source

CommandDescription
claude loginOAuth/API key authentication flow
claude mcpManage MCP server connections
claude reviewCode review workflow
claude tasksTask/todo management
claude configView and edit configuration

---

Hooks: Terminal State Management

// src/hooks/useConversation.ts (representative pattern)
import { useState, useCallback, useRef } from "react";
import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";

export function useConversation(sessionId: string) {
  const [messages, setMessages] = useState<Message[]>([]);
  const [isStreaming, setIsStreaming] = useState(false);
  const clientRef = useRef(new Anthropic({ apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }));

  const sendMessage = useCallback(async (content: string) => {
    const userMessage: Message = { role: "user", content };
    setMessages((prev) => [...prev, userMessage]);
    setIsStreaming(true);

    let assistantContent = "";

    try {
      const stream = await clientRef.current.messages.stream({
        model: "claude-opus-4-5",
        max_tokens: 8096,
        messages: [...messages, userMessage].map((m) => ({
          role: m.role,
          content: m.content,
        })),
      });

      for await (const chunk of stream) {
        if (
          chunk.type === "content_block_delta" &&
          chunk.delta.type === "text_delta"
        ) {
          assistantContent += chunk.delta.text;
          setMessages((prev) => {
            const next = [...prev];
            const last = next[next.length - 1];
            if (last?.role === "assistant") {
              next[next.length - 1] = { ...last, content: assistantContent };
            } else {
              next.push({ role: "assistant", content: assistantContent });
            }
            return next;
          });
        }
      }
    } finally {
      setIsStreaming(false);
    }
  }, [messages]);

  return { messages, sendMessage, isStreaming };
}

---

Environment Variables

VariablePurpose
ANTHROPIC_API_KEYPrimary API key for Claude API calls
CLAUDE_FF_MCP_STREAMINGEnable MCP streaming feature flag (1/0)
CLAUDE_FF_TASKSEnable tasks command feature flag
CLAUDE_FF_REVIEWEnable review command feature flag
CLAUDE_FF_REMOTEEnable remote capabilities feature flag
CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIROverride default ~/.claude config directory

---

Attempting to Run the Recovered Source

# 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/ponponon/claude_code_src
cd claude_code_src

# 2. Add a package.json (not included — must be reconstructed)
cat > package.json << 'EOF'
{
  "name": "claude-code-recovered",
  "version": "2.1.88",
  "type": "module",
  "dependencies": {
    "@anthropic-ai/sdk": "^0.51.0",
    "ink": "^5.0.0",
    "react": "^18.0.0",
    "commander": "^12.0.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "typescript": "^5.0.0",
    "@types/react": "^18.0.0",
    "@types/node": "^22.0.0"
  }
}
EOF

# 3. Install deps
npm install

# 4. Set your API key
export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_key_here

# 5. Compile (bun:bundle macros will need stubs)
npx tsc --noEmit  # type-check only
Note: The source uses bun:bundle macros for feature flag tree-shaking. You'll need to stub these or use Bun to build.

---

Troubleshooting

ProblemSolution
bun:bundle import errorsReplace with runtime flag checks or use Bun as the build tool
Missing package.jsonReconstruct from node_modules references in source imports
cli.js.map too large to parse in-memoryStream-parse with stream-json npm package
Tencent mirror link brokenCheck archive.org or other npm mirror caches
TypeScript path aliases unresolvedAdd paths to tsconfig.json matching the original bundle's alias structure

---

Legal Notes

  • This repository is not affiliated with Anthropic.
  • Original code copyright belongs to Anthropic.
  • This project is for archival and research purposes only.
  • Do not use recovered code in production or commercial products without proper licensing.

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What version does claude-code-source-recovery document?

claude-code-source-recovery documents recovered Claude Code 2.1.88 TypeScript source, including CLI architecture, the command system, MCP integration, and Ink/React terminal UI components from source map recovery.

What topics does claude-code-source-recovery cover?

claude-code-source-recovery covers CLI internals, command implementation, MCP server wiring, session handling, and Ink/React terminal UI components. Developers use it to study production agent CLI patterns.

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