David Wong and Soufiane describe reverse engineering Claude Code internals, including how compaction works when chats get long and how an embedded request signing scheme and remote control protocol function after the source leak.
I reverse-engineered how Claude Code's "compaction" works, the thing that kicks in when your conversation gets too long.
It's clever, but there's a fundamental reason it's slow.
Reverse Engineering Claude Code's Request Signing
Anthropic embeds an obscured request signing scheme in Claude Code.
All Your Claude Are Belong To Us: Reversing Claude Code's Remote Control Protocol
With the source now being widely circulated, here's what it does and how it works.
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