Anthropic’s harness shakeup “just fragments workflows,” developers warn

Anthropic has changed Claude subscription rules so third-party harnesses like OpenClaw can no longer use included quota limits.

Developers will need to pay separately for that usage, though Anthropic says it will offer a one-time credit and discounted extra bundles.

The policy sparked backlash on Hacker News, where many argued it hurts interoperability and reproducibility.

Critics say the move could raise costs and push teams toward more vertically integrated, vendor-locked AI workflows.