This is NOT a third-party Claude Code client. ClawGod is a runtime patch applied on top of the official Claude Code. It works with any version — as Claude Code updates, the patch continues to take effect
This is NOT a third-party Claude Code client. ClawGod is a runtime patch applied on top of the official Claude Code. It works with any version — as Claude Code updates, ClawGod automatically re-extracts and re-patches against the new version on the next launch.
Prerequisites
Install these before running the ClawGod installer:
| Tool | Why | Install |
|------|-----|---------|
| Claude Code (native binary) | ClawGod patches the official Bun standalone binary you already have | claude.ai/install.sh (macOS/Linux) or claude.ai/install.ps1 (Windows) |
| | Required by Claude Code's Grep tool | / / |
| | Used by the patcher | |
| | Runtime for the patched cli.js; auto-installed if missing | Upgrade: or (Windows) |
| Patch | What you get |
|-------|-------------|
| Internal User Mode | 24+ hidden commands (/share, /teleport, /issue, /bughunter...), debug logging, API request dumps |
| GrowthBook Overrides | Override any feature flag via config file |
| Agent Teams | Multi-agent swarm collaboration, no flags needed |
| Computer Use | Screen control without Max/Pro subscription (macOS) |
| Auto-mode | Unlocks auto-mode for third-party API users (no firstParty gate) |
| Ultraplan | Multi-agent planning via Claude Code Remote |
| Ultrareview | Automated bug hunting via Claude Code Remote |
| Patch | Effect |
|-------|--------|
| Green Theme | Brand color → green. Patched at a glance |
| Message Filters | Shows content hidden from non-Anthropic users |
Reliability
| Feature | What it does |
|---------|-------------|
| 1h Prompt Cache | Forces 1h TTL allowlist on (was effectively 5m → much higher cache_creation token usage) |
| Third-Party Cache Fix | Auto-disables x-anthropic-billing-header when baseURL is non-Anthropic. The header's per-request cch field breaks prompt-cache hit rate on DeepSeek / OneAPI / Bedrock / vLLM and any other Anthropic-compatible proxy. You no longer need to set CLAUDE_CODE_ATTRIBUTION_HEADER=0 yourself. |
| Auto Re-patch | Detects when the user's native Claude binary has been upgraded; transparently re-extracts and re-patches on next launch |
Commands
claude # Patched Claude Code (replaces the official launcher)
clawgod # Same as `claude`, explicit & guaranteed entry point
claude.orig # Original unpatched version (auto-backed-up)
clawgod is unambiguous: on Windows where claude.exe may shadow claude.cmd, clawgod.cmd always works. Even after official self-update overwrites claude, clawgod keeps running the patched build.
Configuration
~/.clawgod/provider.json is auto-created on first run. Setting apiKey lets you skip OAuth entirely and point ClawGod at any Anthropic-compatible endpoint.
apiKey set → ClawGod injects it as ANTHROPIC_API_KEY and isolates from ~/.claude/settings.json. Works with Anthropic, DeepSeek, and OpenAI-compatible gateways. A non-Anthropic baseURL also populates ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN for gateway auth.
apiKey empty → OAuth path. Run claude auth login once; ~/.claude keeps hosting your subagents, skills, and MCP settings.
How it works
Since @anthropic-ai/claude-code v2.1.113, the npm package no longer ships cli.js — it's a thin loader that dispatches to platform-specific Bun standalone binaries. ClawGod adapts:
Locates the user's installed native Bun binary in ~/.local/share/claude/versions/
Extracts the embedded cli.js source from the __BUN segment (Mach-O / ELF / PE)
Extracts the embedded .node native modules (audio-capture, image-processor, computer-use-*, url-handler) into ~/.clawgod/vendor/
Rewrites /$bunfs/... virtual paths to point at the extracted modules
Applies 23 regex-based patches (version-agnostic — same patches work across many releases)
The claude / clawgod launchers run the patched cli.js under the Bun runtime
A .source-version stamp in ~/.clawgod/ records which native version was patched. On every launch the wrapper compares it against the latest binary in versions/; if the user upgraded Claude Code via the official installer, ClawGod auto-re-patches on the next run.
Update
Just run claude update as usual. ClawGod patches the command to route through its own installer, which pulls the current Anthropic release from npm (@anthropic-ai/claude-code-<plat>@latest), re-extracts cli.js, re-applies patches, and rewrites the launcher. So the upstream update command keeps working the way you expect — you get the latest Claude, with patches still applied, in one step.
If you'd rather invoke the installer directly (same effect, both paths fetch the same upstream release and re-patch):
If you'd rather drop ClawGod and use Anthropic's original claude update (which manages its own paths and would overwrite our launcher), uninstall first:
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