--- title: Anthropic blocks third-party apps | daily.dev description: Anthropic has restricted API credentials from their subscription plans (Pro, Pro 5X, Pro 20X) to only work with their official Claude Code tool, blocking usage... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-blocks-third-party-apps-qvzhdydfi twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Anthropic blocks third-party apps | daily.dev og:description: Anthropic has restricted API credentials from their subscription plans (Pro, Pro 5X, Pro 20X) to only work with their official Claude Code tool, blocking usage... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-blocks-third-party-apps-qvzhdydfi og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/QvZHdydfi.png og:image:alt: Anthropic blocks third-party apps og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Anthropic blocks third-party apps **[ThePrimeTime](https://daily.dev/sources/primeagen)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Anthropic has restricted API credentials from their subscription plans (Pro, Pro 5X, Pro 20X) to only work with their official Claude Code tool, blocking usage in third-party applications like Cursor and Open Code. This policy change has sparked significant backlash from developers who previously used their subscription tokens across multiple tools, with many seeking workarounds on GitHub. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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